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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST 2025
You're "healing your inner child".
Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult that hasn't opened a letter since March.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 444
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