ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Parenthood is a long journey
from "mama" to "can you send money" to them choosing your care home.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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