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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 31 AUGUST 1961
"It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years.
You're the phase they'll describe to a therapist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Love is patient. Your partner is not, and has started a note on their…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- The game asks if you want to continue. Nobody ever asks if you want…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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