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ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED

DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION SUNDAY, 25 AUGUST 2019
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.

— Zack, unqualified

VERIFIED
UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
  2. You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
  3. You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
  4. Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
  5. "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
  6. They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
  7. Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…

THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR

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