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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 1974
You said "my For You page knows me so well".
It knows you're awake and lonely at 2 a.m. That's not a gift. That's data.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
- Disrupt the industry. The industry will disrupt you back, then buy your logo for…
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