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Self-care became a marketing category the day it stopped being free.
Rest, boundaries, and saying no used to cost nothing. Then someone noticed you'd pay for permission to do them, and packaged the permission.
James Carter · Jul 3 · 6 min read
A $68 candle labeled 'boundaries.' It is, chemically, a candle.
A photo of a park, captioned 'detoxing.' The park did not ask to be part of this.
THE INTERNET
Nobody is 'touching grass.' They're just offline for an hour.
Emily Foster · Jul 2 · 5 min read
47 unread. Every single one worth reading.
THE INTERNET
The group chat is the last good thing left on the internet.
Emily Foster · Jun 27 · 5 min read
WORK
Stop "finding your passion." It's the worst advice ever sold.
James Carter · Jun 21 · 6 min read
A job description. Notice what it doesn't say.
WORK
"Quiet quitting" is just doing the job you're paid for.
Sarah Bennett · Jun 15 · 5 min read
MOST READ IN CULTURE
01 Self-care became a marketing category the day it stopped being free. 02 Nobody is 'touching grass.' They're just offline for an hour. 03 The group chat is the last good thing left on the internet. 04 Stop "finding your passion." It's the worst advice ever sold. 05 "Quiet quitting" is just doing the job you're paid for.
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