# Poll: How old are you **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775 "2024-05-19T19:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Humans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dfb087/32.png) [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/1 "2024-05-19T19:51:18Z")
Anonymous poll, out of curiosity want to get a feel for the demographic. My prediction is older than most similar websites. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/2 "2024-05-19T21:47:45Z")
This place, we’re old. Every time a poll like this happens, we’re older still. (I didn’t vote, because at 55 I’m at the oldest threshold of one category, and felt my vote would skew the results toward those 46 year old whippersnappers.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/3 "2024-05-19T21:54:17Z")
> [@Humans](#): > > My prediction is older than most similar websites. Message boards are aging, just like Facebook, probably more so on Facebook. Reddit is the closest thing that runs younger. But Message board users are getting older. It is also a dying sub-media. There are far less message boards then 15 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/4 "2024-05-19T21:55:00Z")
> [@Doper Demographics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834/6): > > Let’s try a poll. What is your age? [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834/6) ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Boudicca90](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boudicca90/32/16818_2.png) [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/5 "2024-05-19T23:31:37Z")
These results are pretty in line with polls on other message boards I’ve frequented. I agree, message boards like this one are becoming less popular with people my age and younger, since we more often use social media or sites like Reddit. I also feel like the generation gaps are also pushing Millennials and Gen Z away even further as outdated and/or bigoted beliefs cause us to leave. I have stopped posting on a few other message boards due to the moderators letting transphobia and other bigoted views slide all the time. The Straight Dope is better than other sites on this front, but only because of relatively recent changes. I have almost left the board before because of transphobia left unchecked. But while this board has improved, this place still has it’s issues with being out of touch with younger generations in other respects. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/6 "2024-05-19T23:38:18Z")
> [@Boudicca90](#): > > I agree, message boards like this one are becoming less popular with people my age and younger, since we more often use social media or sites like Reddit. I’m an older Millennial and this place is just about all I can stand. I’ve been off Facebook for years. I cut the cord on Reddit this year. In every instance it’s been more about my own problematic, compulsive behavior with social media, but certain platforms reward such behavior, making it that much harder to quit. I still struggle with compulsive use here sometimes, but here I’m less likely to be confronted with outrageous, gross opinions that make me want to throw down. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/7 "2024-05-19T23:41:43Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > It is also a dying sub-media. Heh. Not only is this a message board, but it is the message board of a dead question-and-answer column from an alternative _newspaper_, presently owned by a _radio_ station. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/8 "2024-05-19T23:59:05Z")
Long may it live. Why can’t we have nice things? I know there are focussed FB groups, but I just don’t want to go there… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/9 "2024-05-20T00:01:09Z")
> [@Boudicca90](#): > > this place still has it’s issues with being out of touch with younger generations in other respects. Especially when it comes to music. 🙂 > [@Max\_S](#): > > presently owned by a _radio_ station. A public radio station no less. ---
**Author:** ![Boudicca90](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boudicca90/32/16818_2.png) [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/10 "2024-05-20T00:07:02Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Especially when it comes to music. 🙂 Even though I’m in my late 30’s, I have gotten to the point where I am out of touch with music as well. I’ve always loved older music, even back when I was younger, but I don’t listen to anything recent on the radio anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/11 "2024-05-20T00:08:08Z")
When I joined in April of 1999 I was young (31). ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/12 "2024-05-20T00:10:37Z")
I was 46 when I joined, and I knew nothing of message boards. Still hanging around 24 years later… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/13 "2024-05-20T00:11:44Z")
I was under 40 and had 2 young kids. Now later 50s and two adult kids living at home still. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/14 "2024-05-20T00:16:50Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > it is the message board of a dead question-and-answer column from an alternative _newspaper_, presently owned by a _radio_ station. You forgot a bit: It’s the message board of a dead question-and-answer column from an alternative _newspaper_, **which is presently owned by a _tabloid newspaper_ which has been at death’s door for years** , and which is, itself, now owned by a _public radio station_. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/15 "2024-05-20T02:32:17Z")
Old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway. Tripler Helmets are optional, unless required by company policy. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/16 "2024-05-20T02:33:06Z")
Too old to rock and roll and too young to die? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/17 "2024-05-20T02:40:24Z")
I was 27 when I joined the Dope; I’m 36 now. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/18 "2024-05-20T03:54:43Z")
I find it hilarious how I’m in the middle of the range, maybe slightly on the young side, on this message board but on Twitter I’m about double the average age. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/19 "2024-05-20T04:01:48Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Too old to rock and roll and too young to die? “Too young to take over, Too old to ignore, Gee, I’m almost ready— _But what for?_” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775/20 "2024-05-20T07:43:02Z")
> [@Boudicca90](#): > > Even though I’m in my late 30’s, I have gotten to the point where I am out of touch with music as well. I’ve always loved older music, even back when I was younger, but I don’t listen to anything recent on the radio anymore. Of all the things I can be out of touch with, music has always seemed the least consequential. I’m 49 years old. Why should I care what 20-year-olds are listening to? Why should 20-year-olds care about the music I like? They have their tastes, I have mine. As along as everybody’s happy, what difference does it make? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/1001775.md?page=2)