Self-pity website gives French entrepreneurs reason to be cheerful
A French internet forum whose raison d’tre is self-pity has become a hit in France and an American version is unexpectedly taking the United States by storm.

…The tone of the sites sits well with a marked pessimistic side to the French character. Sociologists often say the French are deeply gloomy about the future of society as a whole but are among the world’s happiest and contented individuals.

However, some psychologists have warned that constantly describing oneself as a loser can tempt fate and prevent one from succeeding.