d e e p t ! ([info]diffdrummer) wrote,
@ 2007-09-20 09:32:00
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35 Plus
An observation: The most active journals in LJ belong to the 35+ age group. This could mean a couple of things, like people are not updating their journals regularly so that they can pass off as young. Remember those London ladies who caught Oscar Wilde's roving yet discerning eye, the same trick.

It could also mean that those who missed the social networking bus run by famed operators such as MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Friendster or deliberately refrained from using such public transportation facilities on the internet still insist on driving the rickety old LJ VW Van. Furthermore they type in cursive and think that SMS is some kind of female disorder.

As for me, I've bought in to the carbon offsetting scam and has stopped typing altogether. Ending emissions and saving the world, one journal entry at a time.


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[info]gops
2007-09-20 08:12 pm UTC (link)
Isn't it like, 'Young age' like to read, while '35+' want to tell.

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[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-20 08:50 pm UTC (link)
Could be. But four years ago when I started there were more "young" who were seriously in to the 'telling' thing. Now their numbers seems to have dwindled.

My take on it is young adapt to newer technologies than the old(like new social networking ideas) whereas the old stick with what they are more familiar with.

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[info]tko_ak
2007-09-20 09:33 pm UTC (link)
Don't be a hippie.

LJ has a tendency to be seen as an outlet for teen angst. And that's true, somewhat. But I've found that LJ is much more intellectual and mature than MySpace, Xanaga, etc.

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LJ works fine with me
[info]poocha9
2007-09-21 05:25 am UTC (link)
True!
And I am 18 till i die;)

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Re: LJ works fine with me
[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-22 03:47 am UTC (link)
Darn! You are older than me! By 12 years :P (I am 4eva 4)

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[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-22 01:48 am UTC (link)
Intellectuals are a niche group, not the majority. Whereas everyone who has access to an internet connection has a social networking site account.

Also once the teens are past their season of angst, how many of them still return and continue updating their LJs?

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[info]tko_ak
2007-09-22 01:55 am UTC (link)
You might be surprised. Of course, losing the angsty teens isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-22 03:50 am UTC (link)
That is good. I don't have much reading experience with teen blogs, so I'll take what you say.

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[info]arunpillai
2007-09-21 06:18 pm UTC (link)
>The most active journals in LJ belong to the 35+ age group
i need walk around the sun 10 times to reach that age-group ;)

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[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-22 03:59 am UTC (link)
You are one of the few really 'bad' walkers I've in my friendslist :P The rest have quite impressive mileage in their odometers.

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[info]arunshanbhag
2007-09-22 01:05 am UTC (link)
i felng yng ths wk. ;-)

... and please don't reduce your carbon footprint much more :-P

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[info]diffdrummer
2007-09-22 03:53 am UTC (link)
u da man(of dis wk :P)

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