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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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[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Itrytoblenderrender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born in the year when John Lennon died.

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

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[–] randombullet@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

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

First smart phone was an iPhone 5S.

Guess my age?

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm the same age as DOOM

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Limfjorden@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I tried to make a portal to Aether.

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

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

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

oh neat! thanks!

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] saphiron@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) was my first console. My first PC was a used 486/40 with 8MB of RAM. I was born in between the Challenger shuttle disaster and Chernobyl meltdown.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Navarian@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born the year that the first version of Google was also born.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

It was so good when it came out, totally blew away AskJeeves and YahooAnswers

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Aw dude, four strength four stam leather belt?

AUGHHH

Level 18??

AUGH UGHHH

[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Asphalt@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born the same year Pizza Hut introduced Stuffed Crust pizza!

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