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FRIDAY, 28 JULY 2023
You call your mum "for advice".
You call her for the Netflix password.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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