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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 15 AUGUST 1999
You're "taking a social media break".
You announced it on social media. Twice. With a carousel.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- There's no I in team. There are two in "invoice still unpaid". And one…
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- True love is choosing the same person every day. They're choosing, daily, whether to…
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