Chain letters and the first viral forward
Seven years of luck, fourteen forwards and a lot of guilt.
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Seven years of luck, fourteen forwards and a lot of guilt.
Hello friend,
Before anything went viral, it was forwarded. A message promised seven years of luck if you sent it on to fourteen people, and a terrible fate if you did not. We knew it was nonsense. Most of us forwarded it anyway.
A chain letter asks for very little, comes from someone you know and makes you feel slightly rude if you ignore it. Those are the same ingredients as every share button since. The chain letter page shows that the paper version is far older than email.
Reply to this email and it comes straight to me.
Imran
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