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MONDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2013
You said "it's giving" about your own life.
It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent arrears. It's giving a group chat that muted you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
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