Disappointing Affirmations: 30 Postcards

From the wildly popular @disappontingaffirmations Instagram account, here are thirty hilariously realistic affirmation postcards for a disappointing world where failure is always an option. The Disappointing Affirmations postcard set offers a funny take on the inspirational language of a culture that insists that everyone try to remain upbeat in the face of a world that’s clearly not okay, and gives us permission to not be okay as well. Keep or send to someone you love who also thinks toxic positivity can go to hell.

Dave Tarnowski is the author of about a dozen unfinished novels who turned to memes when he finally gave up on his dreams of being a writer of anything longer than a few sentences or that could fit on the back of one of these postcards. He lives in New York City with his neuroses. Follow him on Instagram at @disappointingaffirmations.