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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2022
You've been "about to start the gym" since January.
It's October. The gym has had two owners and a refurb in the time you've been about to.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
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