ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
"Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again."
That's also the plan for your job next quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- The battle pass costs £9.99 a season. Your childhood cost nothing and had better…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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