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WEDNESDAY, 11 JULY 1962
The retirement age goes up a year every time you check.
It's not a finish line. It's a horizon.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- When you're gone, the one who misses you most will be the algorithm. It…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
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