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SUNDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2020
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
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- A good night out now means home by ten. Nobody had to come and…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
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