ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort.
Mostly explaining it at parties to people backing away.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your thirties are your twenties with consequences. The hangover lasts until Wednesday and reports…
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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