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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 26 APRIL 1983
You said "my For You page knows me so well".
It knows you're awake and lonely at 2 a.m. That's not a gift. That's data.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- 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 CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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