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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 1992
You went "no contact" with your ex.
You still check their Spotify. They're listening to the same sad songs. About a different person.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- There's someone out there for everyone. Yours married someone else in 2019. They look…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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