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MONDAY, 17 MARCH 1986
Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212.
The game hasn't been fun since day 30. The streak doesn't care.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- "We should get dinner sometime" is a beautiful promise. One of you will die…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
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