ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 15 JULY 2023
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
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Fortnite was free to play. It was not free to stop.
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- The customer is always right. The customer is also on hold, forever, which is…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Rise and grind. Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
SEND ME ONE DEPRESSING THOUGHT EVERY MORNING
One quote. Every morning. Delivered before coffee, when you are weakest and the day has not yet had the chance to disappoint you itself.
No spam. Just disappointment. Unsubscribe whenever you regain hope.