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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 1996
Every Monday you swear this week will be different.
You've sworn it nine hundred times. The week stopped listening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Every summit sends a very strong signal. The planet keeps not receiving it.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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