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FRIDAY, 7 JUNE 1974
Every parent has a favourite child.
It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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