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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress".
It said the same when you opened it by accident. It'll keep saying it after you've gone, if nobody cancels the subscription.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- There's someone out there for everyone. Yours married someone else in 2019. They look…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- Every subscription you forgot about still thinks of you monthly. That's more than your…
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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