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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 9 JANUARY 1981
You put "entrepreneur" in your bio.
You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted and still owe your mum for the postage.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You have an eleven-step skincare routine. Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is…
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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