ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Both parties say this is the most important election of your lifetime. They said…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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