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TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
You've "been meaning to" for three years.
The thing you meant to do has since been invented, finished and replaced by AI.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
- Rise and grind. Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a…
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