The Metropolis

Too many friends? Just outsource your friendships

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 26 May, 2011 10:30

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“We specialize in digging you out, by doing the hard writing for you—whether it involves long-unanswered emails, missed birthdays or apologies for social messes.

That’s the pitch from Shamebegone, a new service from one of the guys behind The Awl. Tell them who you’ve been ignoring, arrange a fee, and they’ll write that tricky message for you. Who knew that all you needed to keep your friends these days was a wadge of money?

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