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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 1 MARCH 1964
You swore you'd never sound like your parents.
You just said "because I said so" in your dad's exact voice. He lives in you now.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
- Love yourself first. Someone has to, and nobody else applied.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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