ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone.
Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do Not Answer".
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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