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SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 1981
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
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- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
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- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
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