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MONDAY, 28 APRIL 1975
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
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
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