The phrase "Better Years" can imply a variety of themes, depending on the context of the blog post:

Before publishing, she changed the blog’s old description. It had said: “El desván de Effy: Donde guardo lo que aún no entiendo.” (Where I keep what I don’t yet understand.)

Before the era of heavy electronic quantization, songs relied on complex harmonies and organic instrumentation.

To understand the phrase "Better Years," which haunts the blog’s archived comments and Effy’s final posts, one must first understand what the blog was.

If you were to visit El Desvan de Effy Blogspot and click on the label "Better Years," here is what you would likely see (and why it matters):

El Desván (The Attic) was a personal blog that transcended the typical diary format. Run by the enigmatic "Effy," the blog became famous for its eclectic mix of: