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i feel like lemmy skews older than the rest of the internet

i also made an anonymous poll because data is cool
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/fGestKFfPddlgaPA4zOONy4GGq9DBUXoDfS-cqUsaPE/

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://lemmy.ca/post/15125231 has results of a demographic poll for lemmy.ca.

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

oh neat! thanks!

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] randombullet@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I still shoot film and I still have a record player.

First smart phone was an iPhone 5S.

Guess my age?

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The first movie I saw was The Muppet Movie. First run in the theatre.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I'm older than YouTube.

[–] gregor@gregtech.eu 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I started using computers on windows 10 (I am now a proud Kubuntu user)

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[–] Fortatech@gregtech.eu 2 points 2 months ago

I have no idea about most of theese comments.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago
[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was sixteen days old when the world ended and we were all thrown back into the stone age.

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[–] BOFH666@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Vic-20, Atari 600 XL, zx-81.

In that order

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 months ago

I'm almost a full year older than the NES, but almost a year younger than the Famicom.

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

you are in idiot, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaa

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Limfjorden@feddit.dk 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I tried to make a portal to Aether.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My childhood is having Carameldansen be a popular meme, and then having that promptly taken away.

EDIT: I also witnessed the birth and the death of "Vine".

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

who took carameldansen away from you?

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[–] thevoicesarelouder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

My first 7" single was Slade-Far far away

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

You could only get B&W Tvs at the store.

[–] Uncle_Abbie@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

I saw this on Tumblr and thought of this thread. 😃

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was alive when the when there were more than 8 elevens.

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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I knew about Warren Robinnet before Ready Player One

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