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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- "Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again." That's also the…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
- Fortnite was free to play. It was not free to stop.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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