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WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 1989
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- You wanted a mini-me. You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost…
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
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