ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Mistakes were made.
Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again." That's also the…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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