ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing.
When you leave, someone will fight over the plant.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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