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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 27 AUGUST 1965
You said "this is my year".
You've said it since 2019. The years have stopped believing you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing. When you…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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