ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Parenting is ten percent love
and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is. Then they leave and take both.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- The customer is always right. The customer is also on hold, forever, which is…
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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