Fmylife.com and Pessimism together? By Tyler Hooghe

Tyler Hooghe
Hannah Stephenson
MWF 2:30 p.m.-3:48 p.m.
3/9/11

Does pessimism on fml.com really attract its audiences and bring humor to the site? Many people believe that that is the case involving fml.com. We know fmylife.com as a blog site that shows the negativity of the struggles of someone who is down on their luck. Created by Maxime Valette, fmylife.com appears to many audiences no matter what age or sex. How fmylife.com works is that people will post their stories to the site by going to the submit tab at the top of the screen. The submitter will then type their story in the post box and hit post after they are done. Now after a story has been submitted, viewers are allowed to comment on post and give the submitter feed back or point fun at him. The other things you can do to the posts is click on one of two buttons. The buttons say “I agree, your life sucks!” or “You totally deserved that.”
But what is it about fmylife.com that attracts us to the site? The negativity of what people have to say and how the outcome turns out in each post is a main reason why people love the website. People definitely seem to enjoy the different categories fmylife.com has to offer, but most people enjoy the intimacy category because of how edgy and wild the posts. Despite the fact that there were thoughts that in the beginning stages of fmylife.com that the site would not fair well and not get much traffic or subscribers. Even the creator of the site didn’t believe that this site would become what it is today. This originally was just created for kicks and now has turned out to be one of the most well known and popular sites on the web today. The negativity and pessimism in the site had really put fmylife.com on the map and everybody loves it. Fmylife.com recieves more than 2 million hits on the website everyday. Much better than when the site was new to the internet and only getting around 10,000 hits a day. Its remarkable that a site that was unknown became a huge hit and sensation basically overnight and now has become on of the most recognizable websites in the world.
Fmylife.com has many other attributes that make it a popular site. One of the most important reasons that fmylife.com is so popular is because its free for everyone. People find it as a cheap form of entertainment to most and knowing that you never have to pay for the website keeps people coming back and enjoying the site. Also, it is not mandatory to sign up to the site and give up email information so they can send you annoying emails and spam. Although, if you want to to publish your own post you have to create a user name and password but giving up but fmylife.com will not ask for any type of personal information. These features are small and simple but they really are what makes the website worthwhile
People now wonder if fmylife.com is a negative impact on our children and their still developing minds. The reason why this is an issue is because the posts on fmylife.com contain some graphic situations and also includes some graphic language in the posts as well. The other fear is the imitations of certain posts and how the negativity can affect a young persons mind. I think there is nothing wrong with the site because they do censor certain posts on fmylife.com and censor certain words as well. The censorship is believed to be unnecessary because people still roughly know what the word or phrase that is being said. Censorship on the site is believed to be a big draw back for the website because people believe that it takes away from the real life situations and makes the posts not as intense and dealing with real life.
The biggest question is whether or not fmylife.com will eventually lose popularity with people? Fmylife.com reels in over 200,000 new viewers each year and that number is continuing to grow. Only time can tell whether or not that that will happen but from the looks of it fmylife.com is not going anywhere anytime soon.