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THURSDAY, 21 MAY 1992
You said you're "booked and busy".
Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching a show you've already seen four times.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- Fortnite was free to play. It was not free to stop.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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