ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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