ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
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
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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