MySpace Nostalgia

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one nostalgic about MySpace. For some time, I've been trying to log back into my old account but I found the site to be completely different from what it once was. I was around 11-13 when I had my account (yes I know I was underaged, many of us probably were). I remember adding classmates from school, commenting on friends' photos, the excitement from getting new notifications, finding and editing html codes, the whole shebang. It was honestly exciting and incredibly fun.  

But where does this nostalgia come from? In my case, I believe it's a longing for an idealized version of simpler, better times. Now that over a decade has passed since my youth, I've experienced life more. I've experienced hardships, gone through friends, and gotten my heartbroken. And with Covid, everything I thought I knew turned upside done. As if the rug was swept right underneath our feet.

As I get older or when things get rougher, I tend to look back in my past. I look back at what once was and when I look back, all I see were times of happiness. It wasn't without it's hardships, times of despair, and loneliness. However, time has erased the pain and sorrow and the past is now wrapped in warmth and joy. And now I long for it, any glimpse of it. And here it is. Encapsulated in one website. 

With this I leave you with a quote: 

But you know what, I wouldn't mind wallowing in it for some time.