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SATURDAY, 19 DECEMBER 1981
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
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- The loot box has a 0.5% chance of something good. The studio has a…
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
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