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SATURDAY, 10 MARCH 2012
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
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Disrupt the industry. The industry will disrupt you back, then buy your logo for…
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
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