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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 1986
You're "on a gap year".
It's your third.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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