ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort.
Mostly explaining it at parties to people backing away.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You've been "circling back" since March. At this point you're space debris.
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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