ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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