We feel fine….?

Jonathon Harris and Sep Kamvar’s website We Feel Fine is an excellent website. We often feel alone in the world, but this website shows how there are millions of people out there just like you, who share the same emotions as you do. It’s a prime example of how the world wide web unites the world.
We Feel Fine is a writing space where feelings are selected and not submitted. Sentences from blogs are scanned through a set of 5,000 feelings and if they are relevant are automatically added to the site. The authors distinguish feelings as being a sensation. It said there is about 15,000 to 20,000 feelings added every day. The beautiful thing about this website is there is no human involvement.
It’s been active for 4 years, and will continue to grow.
It’s overwhelming how many people are involved in this movement. It’s also beautiful because it’s a reflection of society on a world scale. We may randomly select a post about betrayel because we’ve recently experienced it, and we can find comfort in reading about other’s experiences. It not only puts our emotions into perspective, but connects us as a whole. It gives images to emotions, which makes these strangers feel more real; you can view age, gender, location, weather, art, feelings, insights, and faces.
This website it also beautifully constructed. It’s aesthetically pleasing and interesting to browse through. It’s also more than just a website, it’s a project like PostSecret. I used to visit this site a lot when I was younger, and even own one of the books. Like We Feel Fine, PostSecret is a way for people to connect together. Unlike PostSecret, however, We Feel Fine is like an experiment. You can see if location or even rain can affect happiness. I feel like this website is forward moving and has never been done like this before. Our feelings will be recorded over time, allowing us to see how our population changes emotionally. I thoroughly recommend this site.

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