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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2002
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- You have an eleven-step skincare routine. Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is…
- Coffee doesn't fix Monday. It just makes sure you're fully conscious for it.
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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