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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You said "this is my year".
You've said it since 2019. The years have stopped believing you.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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