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appalachiablue

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32. Bravo, glad you're here. It's vital to have people of diff ages and

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 10:28 PM

Mar 2

backgrounds. DU has so many groups which is great - for educators, expats, musicians, artists, Christians, feminists, cooks, birders and more.

It would be healthy to have more younger members here to share their views, experiences and concerns. New blood. They could still participate in other social media platforms.

Young people are the future and have the most at stake in these difficult times.

'Young lions show me your teeth.'

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Democratic Underground: Participation by age and gender. [View all] BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 OP

K&R PatSeg Mar 2 #1

What about non binary? Or other genders? Lunabell Mar 2 #2

That could be a different poll. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #3

I know space was limited but in a separate poll, I am fucking curious to how the numbers would play out, as well. SoFlaBro Mar 3 #47

Definitely older. MOMFUDSKI Mar 2 #4

Many of us started Out on DU over 20years ago.. Cha Mar 2 #5

I started lurking here in 2005. bamagal62 Mar 2 #9

Looking Back it Cha Mar 2 #12

Yes Cha bdamomma Mar 2 #16

lol.. yeah, 50+ a few decades! Cha Mar 3 #46

Damn... Ohio Joe Mar 2 #19

Good on you.. it's still a long time. Cha Mar 2 #25

I also left & came back. Dulcinea Mar 2 #42

Female Many Moons older... yours is about Cha Mar 3 #45

Old Timewas Mar 2 #6

I'll be entering into that Cha Mar 2 #28

Me too, in November! It's exciting. Croney Mar 4 #59

🫶 Deuxcents Mar 2 #34

K&R...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2 #7

I'm one of the younger ones here ClimateHawk Mar 2 #8

I've been around since 2001. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #10

I've been following DU for a long time TexasDem69 Mar 2 #24

If the poll is accurate, this place is practically devoid of anyone under 50. Act_of_Reparation Mar 3 #43

Message boards/forums have been in decline for years now DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 3 #52

We came when BushCheney were installed. We were in robust active middle age then... Hekate Mar 3 #58

Bravo, glad you're here. It's vital to have people of diff ages and appalachiablue Mar 2 #32

Wishing you an early Happy Birthday and a wonderful coming year. niyad Mar 5 #60

I joined in October of 2001, the day after my thirty-third birthday. Aristus Mar 2 #11

I started reading DU on 9/11. I signed up and started posting in December or January. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #13

I'll never leave bdamomma Mar 2 #17

DU used to have a portrait gallery. Aristus Mar 2 #18

They bdamomma Mar 2 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author bdamomma Mar 2 #23

Interesting 3auld6phart Mar 3 #53

I can remember posts about DU meet-ups, either group or individuals & couples. I haven't seen any of those in a while. NBachers Mar 2 #33

I went to many meetups. intheflow Mar 3 #51

I left in 2010 BOSSHOG Mar 2 #37

Honestly you should start it at 40 and up. There are a LOT of 70+. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2 #14

I know we skew older. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #15

I hit the big 7 0 BOSSHOG Mar 2 #36

Just turned 45 today; male. Joined right after 9/11 (found DU via BartCop, RIP). I was 100% non-political Grown2Hate Mar 2 #20

Happy birthday! BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #21

Thank you! :) At my age I don't make a Grown2Hate Mar 2 #39

Clearly member of majority, elleng Mar 2 #26

It's Saturday night and maybe the younger DUers are out for the evening Deuxcents Mar 2 #27

Maybe they post from their desks at work through the week... BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #29

How about adding a few categories: AverageOldGuy Mar 2 #30

Interesting breakdown: 20s, 30s, 40s, and "50s and older"? TygrBright Mar 2 #31

I know most of us are over 50. I'm here almost every day. I read the posts. I think I have a pretty good sense... BluesRunTheGame Mar 2 #38

What? limbicnuminousity Mar 2 #41

A lot of us in the senior cohort were in our 30s when we discovered DU. Earth-shine Mar 2 #35

Probably should be an internal survey, but nothing public that oppositions firms could leverage. TheBlackAdder Mar 2 #40

One thing is obvious. bluedigger Mar 3 #44

I made it to the nearest open convenience store after midnight, DemocraticPatriot Mar 3 #48

Been here since Jun 3, 2002 GoneOffShore Mar 3 #49

Kick BluesRunTheGame Mar 3 #50

IMO, there's a fatal flaw in this poll Polybius Mar 3 #54

I didn't post the poll to find out who's here. BluesRunTheGame Mar 3 #55

I hear ya Polybius Mar 3 #56

We need some young peoples 😀 malaise Mar 3 #57

We were the young people! 🤣😂 Hope22 Mar 10 #61

That is great news malaise Mar 10 #62

Flaw is that Gen Z doesn't know what a message board is - TBF Apr 10 #63