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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 1987
You've been "circling back" since March.
At this point you're space debris.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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