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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 1989
“I'm here for the right reasons.”
The reasons are a teeth-whitening deal and a fake tan.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Monday is a perfectly normal day. You've got about two thousand more of them.…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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