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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 1998
You put "entrepreneur" in your bio.
You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted and still owe your mum for the postage.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- Wealth is built slowly. Debt is built quickly. And it's hereditary.
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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