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SATURDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2021
You pre-ordered it for the cape.
The cape is now £3.99 for everyone else.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- 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…
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