Remember Tom From Myspace? He Is Living Every Millennial’s Dream Now

When people talk about Myspace, they tend to remember two things: the often hilarious status updates they shared as teenagers, and the face of Tom, the first friend everyone had on Myspace.

What most people don’t know about the platform and its founder though is that the popular social networking site, Myspace, was sold in 2005 for a startling $580 million. It was also the largest social networking site in the world between 2005 and 2008, and even surpassed Google as the most visited website in the US in June, 2006.

It’s founder, Tom Anderson? Yeah, he retired before the age of 40 as a multi-multi-millionaire.

Now, he’s a world traveler and photographer (follow him on Instagram and Facebook)—and a very talented one, at that. Indonesia, Singapore, Hawaii, China, Scotland and beyond, he takes photos all over the world—and then shares them with his 7 million+ followers across social media platforms like Instagram. He also has a personal blog where he pairs his world travels with his own personal musings.

Basically, he’s living the life every Millennial spends their workdays daydreaming about.

Not much Internetz for me down here in South America, but wanted to share this from last night. This is a water covered salt flat at 12,000 feet in Uyuni, Bolivia. Sunsets are crazy here with the reflections, but this night shot was probably the best of the bunch 🙂

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Mar 31, 2016 at 8:26pm PDT

His Instagram photos are no joke.

The Lavafall from the Big Island of Hawaii. I first shot lava pouring into the ocean when I started photography in 2012. I didn't realize how lucky I was to have witnessed this amazing phenomenon — shortly after seeing it, the lava stopped flowing into the ocean and did not come back until 2016. This was taken in August. I came back to this location 4 or 5 times over several days and each time it would change dramatically. On the bottom of this photo, you can see the glowing ledge I'm standing on. When I returned to this spot 24 hours later, the lava was flowing directly under me and the ledge was just too hot to stand on. I couldn't even last for 2 or 3 seconds to get a shot off! Truly one of those most awesome inspiring things you could see on this Earth!

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Feb 21, 2017 at 7:44pm PST

You’ve got to give it to him, at least he doesn’t stay in one place. There are tons of Instagrammers out there who might be living it up, but they rarely leave their familiar surroundings. The same photos of California are only cool for so long.

“My passion for photography is what keeps me traveling. I have multiple homes in multiple cities, but I’m not satisfied just staying where I’m comfortable. I want to keep creating,” said Tom, about his jet-setter lifestyle.

Gotta love this beautiful bridge and city, especially at night. Tonight is my last night in San Francisco. Lucky to see old friends and new. It's been a fun, but short trip. Hope to be back soon to see some SF Giants games! On to Los Angeles.

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Apr 2, 2017 at 9:15pm PDT

How Tom from Myspace got into photography was the result of a trip to Burning Man, he said when I recently interviewed him.

“I wasn’t taking photography all that seriously, I just wanted to document a wild scene. But when I loaded the photos onto my computer, I was hooked. I knew I wanted to capture more scenes around the world.”

One of the coolest roads I've ever driven. It's in China… can you see the tiny specks? Those are giant buses. Trying out the new Instagram tall photos 🙂

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Aug 30, 2015 at 10:27pm PDT

Well, he seems to be succeeding. Tom also has quite the eye for color grading. His unique style looks like something out of The Great Gatsby.

Sunset in the Saharan desert, as close as I've come to my Lawrence of Arabia experience 🙂

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Jul 26, 2015 at 9:16pm PDT

In addition to his worldly travels, Tom also does giveaways and contests on his social media profiles, inviting Followers to come join him in unique locations.

Hiking in Zion, every inch of this park is so beautiful, you feel like you're in a movie or fantasy land 🙂 Equally beautiful at any time of the year!

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Feb 28, 2017 at 10:10pm PST

If this isn’t the wanderlust sort of lifestyle that makes you jealous, I don’t know what is. Not a bad way to spend retirement, wouldn’t you say? Follow Tom on Facebook and Instagram to stay current with his adventures.