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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 15 JUNE 1997
The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday.
Forty replies. Four mention you. None kindly.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- Make your money work for you. Yours quit in 2019. It works for your…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
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