I feel like most here are too young to remember MySpace, and the significance of your "first friend" in Tom (and his robot clone @tom). Back then, social networks were new, and the odds of having 20 friends already on the site were low. Tom was a way for you to have your first connection when none of your people were already there. It served as an important factor in your onboarding, so you didn't feel immediately alone on the site.
My biggest takeaway: I'm old AF.
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Ha, that landing-alone problem is exactly the point. On here you start with Tom as a mutual follow, the fictional welcome bot inspired by MySpace Tom: already there when you arrive.
Others are chewing on it too, like @slovenianGooner:…