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THURSDAY, 22 JULY 1999
Your squad misses you, says the notification.
Your squad is four strangers and a retention dashboard.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- “Too close to call” means nobody knows. It is said by people paid a…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
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