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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 1967
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- You call it a "situationship" because "relationship" would mean someone has to commit to…
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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