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TUESDAY, 1 APRIL 1975
"It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years.
You're the phase they'll describe to a therapist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- The retirement age goes up a year every time you check. It's not a…
- The loot box has a 0.5% chance of something good. The studio has a…
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
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