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YOLISA MKELE | Self-improvement never arrives, and brings no pleasure
04 May 2025 - 00:00
Self-improvement is masturbation. It says so in the bible — or at least in Chuck Palaniuck's Fight Club. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the two apart. Much like masturbation, self-improvement isn’t inherently bad. Too much masturbation turns you into a wheezing cretin who isn’t allowed around children. Too little of it turns you into one of those Amish style patriarchs who also isn’t allowed around children. The same goes for self improvement. ..
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