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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 25 JANUARY 2015
You "grew out of" your old friends.
They grew out of waiting for you to reply.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
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