> What a fascinating and engrossing read. Thanks for sharing.

An amazing, gripping story...and then I read a thread about Who hates on other platforms more - Android fans or Apple fans?

Here's a free idea, assuming it hasn't already been done in some form: In a Twitter-like interface, people with first world problems type in what's bothering them (eg "Didn't get an iPad for Xmas - my parents suck!") and when they hit submit, an algorithm returns either a brief story, picture or video from less fortunate countries that neatly correspond to their problem (eg, picture of a child begging a guard for something to eat).

It would be a great place to help us get over the little things that bother us more than they should. Seems http://www.firstworldproblems.com is already taken.