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WEDNESDAY, 7 APRIL 1965
Inside every older person is a younger person.
The younger person is furious about the knees.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- The game asks if you want to continue. Nobody ever asks if you want…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
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