{"id":7390,"date":"2011-03-29T18:48:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T02:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2011-03-30T02:38:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T10:38:51","slug":"stupidest-new-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/stupidest-new-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Stupidest New Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Today marks the official launch of \u00a0 TheFix.com<\/a>, a new content site aimed at recovering drug and alcohol users.”<\/p>\n

I read that and imagined a nice scholarly-looking website filled with information and resources, like the sites about autism or migraines. Instead, it’s a garish tabloid-like bonanza of stupid features like “Worst Celebrity Meltdown” and “Hollywood’s Best Addict Performances.”<\/p>\n

Courtney Love<\/strong> is one of the experts on hand to give advice, and there are articles on finding the perfect AA meeting and dating a crackhead. \u00a0There is even a BIG \u00a0photo<\/a> of a syringe in an arm, to illustrate a story about vaccines. Are they insane? The whole thing looks like a great parody except for its breathtaking witlessness.<\/p>\n

Please have a look and get back to me. Tell me your theory on how they got the seed money for this venture and what kind of advertisers will want to get in on this.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, they invite submissions and story ideas! I \u00a0could \u00a0never be part of such a shabby enterprise, especially knowing what I do about the horrors of drug addiction. But wouldn’t it be fun to propose some idiotic stories just to see if they bite? How about “Funniest excuse for for a relapse” or “How to flirt with an ER doctor?”<\/p>\n

Fuckers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"