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WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 1978
You "don't believe in labels".
You believe in being kept as an option.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands. It will be the…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
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