ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- Wealth is built slowly. Debt is built quickly. And it's hereditary.
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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