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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 1 AUGUST 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
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
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