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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Lessons will be learned.
By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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