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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2009
Your favourite music is now called "a classic".
So are you. It means old.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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