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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2004
You've been "about to start the gym" since January.
It's October. The gym has had two owners and a refurb in the time you've been about to.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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