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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 17 JUNE 2003
You started saying "oof" when you sit down.
That's the countdown, out loud.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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