ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You got a houseplant to "take care of something".
It died. Even the plant had better boundaries than you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- The customer is always right. The customer is also on hold, forever, which is…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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