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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020
Growing old is mandatory.
Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later. Nothing happened.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
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