ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You hyped your mate's mixtape.
You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including your mate.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Roblox was free. The hat was £4.99. The sword was “everyone has one”.
- Till death do us part. Not a vow. A fixed-term contract with an unspecified…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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