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FRIDAY, 8 AUGUST 1997
Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you.
It's not proud. It's given up. Even the bird has moved on.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You don't have a type. You have a pattern. Your friends have a group…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
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