ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your 5am routine went viral.
You did it once, filmed it, and have slept until 11 every day since. The algorithm doesn't know. Your landlord does.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You don't have a type. You have a pattern. Your friends have a group…
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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