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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2017
You swore you'd never sound like your parents.
You just said "because I said so" in your dad's exact voice. He lives in you now.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- “I'm here for the right reasons.” The reasons are a teeth-whitening deal and a…
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
- Fortnite was free to play. It was not free to stop.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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