ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
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
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- 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…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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