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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 26 MAY 1974
Till death do us part.
Not a vow. A fixed-term contract with an unspecified end date.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Your step counter used to set goals. Now it just sends "Hello?" like a…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
- Limited-time event. Will not return. Neither will your Saturday.
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
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