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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY 1962
You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something.
It landed. Enjoy that. It's the last thing this week that will.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
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