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FRIDAY, 23 JULY 1971
Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress".
It said the same when you opened it by accident. It'll keep saying it after you've gone, if nobody cancels the subscription.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
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