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FRIDAY, 12 MAY 1989
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
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
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