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TUESDAY, 11 JANUARY 1994
You left them on read "to be mysterious".
They didn't notice. They were also being mysterious. You're now two mysteries who will never speak again.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
- You pre-ordered it for the cape. The cape is now £3.99 for everyone else.
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