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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 1992
Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call.
With a waitlist, a subscription, and no customers.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- You'll never get on the property ladder. The only plot you'll ever own is…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
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