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DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION MONDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 1979
Everything happens for a reason.
The reason is you. It's always been you.

— Zack, unqualified

VERIFIED
UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
  2. Fortnite was free to play. It was not free to stop.
  3. You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
  4. A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
  5. Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
  6. 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
  7. You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.

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