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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 22 APRIL 2017
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've been "circling back" since March. At this point you're space debris.
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- Love yourself first. Someone has to, and nobody else applied.
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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