12 Things you’ll only know if you’re from the Myspace generation

Literally bring back Myspace right now.

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by Arianna Chatzidakis |
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Before Facebook and Twitter came along, we knew one thing and one thing only: Myspace. Having a profile on this social media platform was a true rite of passage - and you totally weren't cool if you didn't use it.

Using Myspace was basically our baby steps into the real (scary) world of social media, so what better way to honour it than with a trip down memory lane, eh? Read on for the things you could only possibly know if you were a true Myspace addict...

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Myspace memories - Gallery stacked

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CREDIT: Myspace

Your top friends were the sole cause of all arguments.

And they thus changed depending on who you were pissed off with.

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CREDIT: Myspace

It was a LIT day if you logged in and were greeted with this...

JUST LOOK AT HOW POPULAR I AM.

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CREDIT: Shutterstock

You were a pro at taking mirror selfies.

WITH AN ACTUAL CAMERA (and flash).

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You always thanked people for adding you.

It was the polite thing to do, after all.

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CREDIT: Myspace

Choosing your playlist songs was the hardest decision ever.

Music by Timbaland, Jason Derulo and Avril Lavigne likely made several appearances.

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CREDIT: Myspace

You always welcomed Myspace Tom's reassuring smile.

He was one of your true cyber friends.

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CREDIT: Myspace

You would continuously stalk your crush's MySpace page to see if they were online.

Oh, what good times.

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CREDIT: Myspace

You would trawl through thousands of MySpace backgrounds until you found the perfect one.

Tbh, the more outrageous and eye-blinding, the better.

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CREDIT: Myspace

MySpace bulletins were your life.

Giving your MySpace friends a very detailed insight into your day-to-day life was an absolute necessity.

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CREDIT: Myspace

You were a pro at coding.

Who needed tech school? MySpace taught you all of the coding skills you could ever possibly need.

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CREDIT: Myspace

You never questioned the weirdness of the 'Who I'd Like To Meet' section.

Erm....Tom Hardy?

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You became BFFs with people you had never met.

BFFs 4 LYF xoxo

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