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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 17 MAY 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 manifested your dream job. The universe received the request, checked your CV and…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
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