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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 1960
Romance isn't dead.
It just stopped waiting for a reply to your "hey" from 2022.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- When you're gone, the one who misses you most will be the algorithm. It…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- 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”.
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