ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 10 JULY 1973
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing. When you…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
SEND ME ONE DEPRESSING THOUGHT EVERY MORNING
One quote. Every morning. Delivered before coffee, when you are weakest and the day has not yet had the chance to disappoint you itself.
No spam. Just disappointment. Unsubscribe whenever you regain hope.