ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Your step counter used to set goals. Now it just sends "Hello?" like a…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- Monday is a perfectly normal day. You've got about two thousand more of them.…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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