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TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2025
You swore you'd never sound like your parents.
You just said "because I said so" in your dad's exact voice. He lives in you now.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Some days you're the pigeon. Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who…
- Being single means nobody steals your duvet. It also means the duvet is the…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
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