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A similar effect: The average age on the internet is younger than you, and will be for the rest of your life. Think about what effect that has on the density of
by moultano 16y ago
A similar effect: The average age on the internet is younger than you, and will be for the rest of your life. Think about what effect that has on the density of quality user generated content.
- sophacles 16y agoHaha great... I'm barely 30 and you punks are already calling me old. :)
- stcredzero 16y agoCollege students started calling me old at 27. Just wait til you hit 40!
- manvsmachine 16y agoHeh, I'm 26 and I've started calling myself old.
- alnayyir 16y agoI'm 22 and feel like an ancient grumpy scottish engineer.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoUmm, what? In the limit of everyone going online the average age of internet users becomes the average age of the population at large. Perhaps younger internet users would be more active, especially on social media sites, but that's a different matter. Current estimates put the average age on the internet at about 37.
- noahc 16y agoHis point is that while you used to love some content (teen angst poems, political ramblings by 17 year olds, etc) as you've grown older, you're probably smarter and more mature. The quality of teen angst poem hasn't necessarily declined, but your view of teen angst poems has changed and you view them as worse because you're smarter and more mature. I think this is a very plausible explanation, we are all at different points in the learning process and can only enjoy certain material. All but the most trivial programming articles are above my head right now, and so while I might enjoy them a lot; the HN community would say they are fluff pieces.