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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 20 JANUARY 2025
You bought 41 games in the Steam sale.
You will play two. The other 39 will outlive you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- "It's only Monday" is the most threatening sentence in English. It will be only…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
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