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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 2019
You said "we move".
You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
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