ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- 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…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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