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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2003
Growing old is mandatory.
Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later. Nothing happened.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
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