
The popular â#first7jobsâ trending hashtag/meme popped up around Twitter a couple weeks ago, with an expanded Facebook counterpart following suit. I didnât post mine because it seemed a little too bizarre to be believed (it included âpool boyâ and âhedge fundâ in close proximity, which sounded fishy); I also couldnât remember exactly in what order the jobs I held in my teens and early 20s occured.
Today a new meme has begun circulating in which people are posting their seven favorite movies. This hashtag has taken on a few different variations so far, including #fav7films, #fave7films, #7favfilms, among others. People generally seem to be being somewhat selective about the seven movies theyâve posted in order to impress others, which is understandable. (If I posted mine, Iâd probably include Bob le Flambeur and O Lucky Man! while jettisoning more obvious ones like Jaws and Rear Window in order to seem like a smarty pants with obscure tastes. But these types of lists are always frustrating to me: Right at this very second I think my favorite movie might be Hell or High Water, but if youâd asked me in 1994, Iâd probably have put Speed at the top of the list.)
I canât say for certain if these two hashtag/memes are related, but they do resemble each other. Seven seems to be the maximum number of things to fit into a single tweet, and itâs about the right length for a list to be of interest without being boring. (Three is too restrictive for the person posting, while 10 is too many for their followers to give a shit about.) Therefore, I expect weâll see many more number-seven-related social-media memes materialize in the next few days as people take advantage of the handy sweet spot afforded by the number 7.
Some obvious ones pop immediately to mind, such as #fav7albums, #7placesihavelived, and #7dudesyouneverknewwereingunsnroses. I think we, the internet, can do better. So, here are some suggestionsâseven of them, in fact!
#7mostrecentsaladsyoudidntfinish
#7bestyearsthatendinthenumber7
#7pantsizesyouhavebeeninyourlife
#7strongestsmellingpublictransitexperiences
#7partsofyourbodythatlooklikeotherpartsofyourbodyifyouzoominonthem








