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MONDAY, 15 JULY 1996
You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something.
It landed. Enjoy that. It's the last thing this week that will.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
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- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
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