ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
The return to office is completely optional.
So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet there you are, ranked 41st. They're "reviewing" 41st.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
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- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
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