Some Have it Worse…
Tough times are certainly hitting more than the pocket book now a days. Too often people link their mental health to their financial health, this unfortunate fact could put our mentally stable nation at risk as the economy continues to spiral downward.
To combat the emotional depression, I propose a phone service that simply allows callers to tell the person on the other line their woes. The thing is that the person on the other end of the phone will always have it slightly worse than the actual caller…
for instance here is a possible conversation.
Caller: I can’t afford food for my dog.
Service: I had to make food from my dog.
Basically the highly qualified professional phone answerer will appear to be slightly more miserable than the caller. The idea is that after the caller calls, they will feel much better about themselves.
The service would also be offered via a website too where a user could simply type into the computer what ever is troubling them and be greeted with an instant response from the trained professionals.
And to pay for it all you might be wondering… well I thought about that too.. uh.. maybe sell ads to lottery people or something..

June 18th, 2009 at 5:07 am
This illustration sounds so much like my life right now. :) If it were a print, I’d buy it. But I’m worried about being laid off (I was just laid off) and we’ve blown through our savings (I had no savings) and the dog ate my wallet (I never could afford a wallet).
June 18th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Perhaps when a question is entered you could provide a short catalogue of stories (news related or user generated) that match keywords in their entry. Then they can really dive in and discover real people that have it so much worse than they do.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:23 am
MAN. This is more like a thousand dollar idea. I love it!