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TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2003
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
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