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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2013
Some days you're the pigeon.
Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who you were either.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Your overdraft found it first.…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
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