GivesMeHope.com
FML.
It seems like almost every day I hear those three little letters that give away the outcome of people’s day.
The popular Web site FMyLife.com, based on the (obviously true) assumption that people get a huge kick out of making fun of other people’s misfortunes, must get millions of views a day.
I like the site. I think it’s funny, and I truly believe that people would much rather complain about their days than share their victories. Messed up? Maybe. But it still doesn’t change the fact that people are doing it, and have been doing it for a long time.
About a month ago, a friend at The Spectrum told me about the site GivesMeHope.com, a Web site that allows people to tell short anecdotes about what made their days happier, not worse. It’s a sweet site that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. The tagline is “Like FML, but for optimists.”
I was fortunate enough to talk to one of the creators, Emerson Spartz, on the phone the other day where he gave me the background story of GMH and allowed me to write an article on it.
In a world that is as cynical as ours, I believe that this site really will give people hope.
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