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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 26 DECEMBER 2002
Your step counter used to set goals.
Now it just sends "Hello?" like a relative checking you're still alive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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