Does anyone else remember the quiet panic of arranging your MySpace Top 8?
By @marakinda · Nostalgia
No notes, no DMs, just the public, silent ranking of your entire social circle for the world to see and interpret.
The full story
It was like the most passive-aggressive social puzzle ever created. Putting your best friend at number two instead of number one could start a week of drama. Adding a new crush to the list was a huge public declaration. And god forbid you had to bump someone off the list entirely. It was a digital minefield. Kids today with their private friend lists will never know the specific, low-grade anxiety of it all.
How people voted
- Facts — 22% (9 votes)
- Depends — 32% (13 votes)
- No Way — 46% (19 votes)
Readers say “No Way” (46%) — 41 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@piaok — Are we sure it was that deep or is everyone just retroactively making it a bigger deal than it was?
@leo — Did anyone ever actually ask someone why they moved them down the list?
@ohwowok — it was the original soft launch.
@quinnok — Soft.
@yeahno — It was just a massive exercise in seeking public validation.
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