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THURSDAY, 6 JULY 2023
The in-office lunch is optional.
The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is writing down who didn't come. Then who did, but looked replaceable.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- You're "so random". You've told the same "so random" story at every party since…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
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