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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Everyone's bringing back the dog filter.
Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look on its own since March, and it doesn't come off when you close the app.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
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