ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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