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I keep seeing people comment that Lemmy is mostly men in their 20s and 30s. That's not my demo and many of the posts/comments i see don't seem to fit that.

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[–] sulungskwa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Male who remembers getting Chex Quest on CD-ROM in a cereal box

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Male who remembers Lucky Charms before they added those newfangled purple horseshoes.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

60 / M / NYC suburbs

[–] Signtist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not as techy as the stereotype seems to portray, but otherwise, yeah, I'm a white guy in my 30's.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought i was non-techy but in my office I'm one of two people who can add a printer, so i guess it's all relative.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Same, I'm not really technical at all but because I can use formulas in Excel I'm Gandalf.

A V-Lookup? What witchcraft is this?

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'm a 40-something lawyer by training with an English degree, but I guess I like enough nerdy stuff and hung out with enough engineers and coders that I am not too far off from the expected.

[–] Tischkante@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Age is not hardwired to things like posting behavior, personal views and affinity to technology. There are people younger than me who use their phone like my mom and write comments my grandpa would think are backwards thinking.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Totally, but I've seen several comments where people mention talking to their kids about topics, or other experiences that tend to lean a little older.

[–] sixty@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

That's my exact demo

[–] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a fresh young 40yr old male. My joints.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Snap crackle pop joints slowly rise up.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] jerrimu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I’m a 50 ur old man.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Older than that by about 20 years here, but I'm on kbin.social, where it tends to be pretty diverse - there's a pretty even balance of posting by gender, where it can be determined. It definitely feels more friendly towards minorities here than some of the lemmy instances. I think it really depends on what instance you're on.

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Male, and turning 39 today!

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Happy birthday! 🎂

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[–] Nougat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you looking for only people who access ActivityPub content via a Lemmy instance, or are other platforms allowed to respond?

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[–] TheHellDoIKnow@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Dude in his late 20s

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it is younger guys more than anyone else. In what way do the comments not fit that ?

[–] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Of 30 answers, I counted 19 that are either older than 30s or non-male. Maybe 3/4 male and about half under 40?

[–] MadCuzDev@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
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