ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands.
It will be the most productive minute of the quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once. They'll merge. You'll…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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