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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 1979
Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call.
With a waitlist, a subscription, and no customers.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- You're "so random". You've told the same "so random" story at every party since…
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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