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What a weird creepy service. Only in America...

• Revisor 16y ago
  Seriously, who buys something like this? Even as a joke it's weak and drags on for at least a month. I can imagine it's not funny anymore after several days. Like canned laughter.
  • Tichy 16y ago
    Might be a great gift for your enemy.
  • philk 16y ago
    It's going to be a certain slice of the self improvement community. Probably the slice that reads The Secret and believes that affirmations work.
  • spoiledtechie 16y ago
    I think I would want to purchase it right now actually. My girlfriend is somewhat a depressed personality and this would def be a good self improvement for only $15.00. Shes the type that always thinks negative about themselves. I imagine everyone knows the types.
    • RyanMcGreal 16y ago
      Honest question: do you think a phone call from someone paid to say, "You're awesome!" will help your girlfriend's mood?
      • jacquesm 16y ago
        I think the answer to that is a 'yes' but it should come from her boyfriend, not from an anonymous stranger, but even so just the gesture of a thing like that might be a net positive. Nothing beats the attention a real live human being can give you though.
      • spoiledtechie 16y ago
        Yes I do. A simple gesture like that. She would like. Think of it like a $10.00 set of roses. I think she would very much appreciate the gesture. Most women like it when you show that your thinking about them. On another note, I talk to her every night and say shes beautiful. So whats another gesture telling her shes awesome.
  • Goosey 16y ago
    I tried it out for the amusement factor. As wasteful over-privileged american $10 for a random amusement is in my price range. I spend more than that on bad movies. At first it was kind of amusing. Absolutely did not have any affect of making me feel positive or awesome. More of a 'ha ha check out this wacky service' conversation topic than anything. After a week it started to get old very quickly. I started to avoid answering when that 'UNKNOWN' number called in, preferring to receive my false affirmations via voicemail. There is an interesting/creepy dynamic in that I am having the same people call every day and forming these unspoken "yes we know each other" type relationships. The one thing that has helped me enjoy the service again in the last week is that they hired some female callers. I know that these calls are just a service, but there is some deeply hardwired circuits in my lizard brain that make a cute girly voice insincerely saying "You're awesome!" make me feel much better than a guy doing it. Not "Oh my day is great now!" better, but it at least makes me smile and feel good for a moment. Evolutionary heritage at work. All in all it was fun, but I won't renew for another month. I do feel good about trying it out rather than just passing armchair judgement about whether or not it would actually be enjoyable.