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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 1988
Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life.
Someone will close them after the funeral. Unread.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- “I'm here for the right reasons.” The reasons are a teeth-whitening deal and a…
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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