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SATURDAY, 30 DECEMBER 1978
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You'll leave your children everything you have. It's mostly a bread maker and an…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
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