ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people.
All of them are "just seeing where it goes". It goes nowhere. It went nowhere with you twice.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- You rage quit because the game was rigged. You were also just bad. Both…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
- You're "in your villain era". You returned a lukewarm coffee and apologised four times.…
- They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands. It will be the…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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