How I Went Viral in 1976 (2021) I wrote a short article in 1976. I was twelve. It was titled *The 10 Steps to Meeting Girls*. Even before the Age of the Internet, I must have sensed the value of the listicle. I also had an insight into the psyche of the pre-adolescent male. I produced my piece with an Underwood manual typewriter. It was the kind with the lever-keys. If you typed *t-h-e* too quickly, you had to stop to unmesh the three hammers with your fingertips. That…
