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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 1987
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Money can't buy happiness. You'll never have enough to check.
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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