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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 13 JULY 2002
You said "it's giving" about your own life.
It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent arrears. It's giving a group chat that muted you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
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