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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 7 JANUARY 2025
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
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Being single means nobody steals your duvet. It also means the duvet is the…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
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