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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 1 MAY 1997
You've been "about to start the gym" since January.
It's October. The gym has had two owners and a refurb in the time you've been about to.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Good things come to those who wait. You waited so long they went to…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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