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MONDAY, 9 APRIL 1984
Your alarm didn't wake you.
The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- Your company will send flowers to your funeral. They'll be charged to your department's…
- Every summit sends a very strong signal. The planet keeps not receiving it.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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