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THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 1984
You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up.
Eleven kilometres later you'd caught three pigeons, a cold and a physio waiting list that will outlive the app.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
- You've been "circling back" since March. At this point you're space debris.
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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