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DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH 1989
Every birthday is a gift.
The gift is one fewer birthday.

— Zack, unqualified

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UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
  2. The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
  3. Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
  4. You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
  5. You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
  6. Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
  7. Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.

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