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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 23 AUGUST 2020
You said "my For You page knows me so well".
It knows you're awake and lonely at 2 a.m. That's not a gift. That's data.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
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