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.
Don't forget that 98% of 14 year olds will not pipe up and go "Yeeeaahh! I'm just 14 in here!" This data has always been impossible to gather, as you simply cannot gather it objectively, it's currently impossible at the technical level.
Throughout my teen years, whenever I had to submit real info for something, my name was Bob Barker and I just made up everything else on the spot. The computer had no way to verify if I am being honest, and I knew that.
And on that note, I am a snotty-nosed 14 year old.
I was very interested in learning, during my youth. Not just the things my elders wanted me to see, either. I wanted to see it all. That even included world news and politics. It's best not to stereotype teenagers, their array of diversity actually surpasses most other demographics in my experience.
My guess is that Lemmy is a new platform. The fediverse is also new to most people (myself included) and that leads to people genuinely replying to posts instead of trolling around.
Guys, remember to only reveal information about yourself that you want to remain forever on the internet, and linked to your username. Also remember that someone who wants to find you in IRL will be using multiple vectors so even if you think it's only one datapoint, people can look at datapoints from multiple sources and paint a pretty accurate picture of who you are.
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.
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.
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.
I'm a dude beyond my 30's at this point. What would you guess is the demographics? I'd say that a typical being a 20s/30s M is about right, although it seems there's a higher portion of women and trans people here (or at least describing themselves as such).
"I've thought about a lot of things and most of my opinions lie a little right of center,"
or like
"I think I'll join a cult behind a former game show host. Also I failed high school science but it's okay because there's this dude on the internet taught me everything I need to know about the universe."
But to expand on that, (and to let you make your own decision),
I think gun control is racist, and an attack on our liberties.
I believe in free speech.
I think big corporations need to be heavily regulated, but small businesses should have more leeway. (There should be a line in which something becomes a public utility, but I'm not sure exactly where that line lies)
I think abortion is murder. (There could be an argument for self defense in very specific circumstances)
I think trans people are mentally ill and need help, but it's ultimately their choice to transition, like a worse version of getting a face tattoo. (This also means kids shouldn't transition since they can't consent.)
I think parental rights are important, especially vs the government.
I do not trust the government, or rather I trust the government to lie and fuck everyone over.
I believe adults are adults, and should be treated like such. No weird bans on what we can read or otherwise consume. Many countries these days have morality bans, like India and their ineffective porn ban, or Australia and their hentai ban. Singapore and bubble gum.