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MONDAY, 21 MARCH 1983
Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress".
It said the same when you opened it by accident. It'll keep saying it after you've gone, if nobody cancels the subscription.
— Zack, unqualified
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- You'll never get on the property ladder. The only plot you'll ever own is…
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- Rise and grind. Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a…
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
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