Nathan Exposed » MySpace… a place for friends

MySpace… a place for friends

There are many bad things that can be said about MySpace. There is the unbearable sound of blaring music when you go to someone’s profile, the annoying use of backgrounds that I can’t even read the text on, the spam messages from “hot girls who just want to have a good time”, and last but not least… glitter graphics.

But the one good thing is that everyone and their mother has a profile on there. This makes it extremely easy to re-connect with people. I’ve tried similar sites, which are cleaner and more easy to navigate, but MySpace continues to be a place I go to when I really want to find someone.

Last night, a girl popped into my head at random. I hadn’t seen her since I was 10 years old. In fact, I hardly remembered a thing about her, other than her name and that she looked very much like the character Claire from Six Feet Under.

I hopped over to MySpace and found her within 60 seconds, and was able to catch up on her life as an adult, her husband and their cat. I was even able to read her passionate views about the world… all of which I agreed with. She was exactly the person I thought she’d be. It’s rare when that happens.

I sent her a message, we began catching up, and it was like the 16 years in between hadn’t changed a thing. Amazing.

So for all its negative points, I am so glad MySpace exists.