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SATURDAY, 10 AUGUST 1974
You "don't do small talk".
You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails or replying. You do "vibes", and nobody can invoice those.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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