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THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 1969
Opposites attract.
Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the other finally sets it.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
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