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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 1987
You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings.
It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing, and lost the person who asked how you were.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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