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TUESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2017
You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before you'd finished typing.
The children have requested a second opinion. They'll be getting it in 2041, at their own expense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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