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ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED

DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 1971
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.

— Zack, unqualified

VERIFIED
UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
  2. Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
  3. You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
  4. Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
  5. Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
  6. Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
  7. Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…

THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR

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