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MONDAY, 21 DECEMBER 1981
Not all who wander are lost.
You are. The map gave up.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- 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.…
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