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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2001
Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark.
There wasn't. She knew in four minutes. You paid for both.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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