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
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Your step counter used to set goals. Now it just sends "Hello?" like a…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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