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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1963
You've "been meaning to" for three years.
The thing you meant to do has since been invented, finished and replaced by AI.
— Zack, unqualified
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- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
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