ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up.
Eleven kilometres later you'd caught three pigeons, a cold and a physio waiting list that will outlive the app.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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