ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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