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SATURDAY, 12 MAY 1990
The retirement age goes up a year every time you check.
It's not a finish line. It's a horizon.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
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