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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2022
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
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Monday is a perfectly normal day. You've got about two thousand more of them.…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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