The Generation Gap on DU is real

[Celerity]

246. There are hardly any regular posters here under 30, and even moving the range up to 40

yields a small, small number, in terms of the ratios.

I am 26, soon 27, and I can't recall someone younger than me being a regular poster. I am a Millennial (actually I self identify as a Zillennial, we are a micro gen born 1992/3 to 1998), barely, as I missed being Gen Z by less than 2 and a half months. I know of no Gen Z regular posters here. Surely there must be some, but they remain unknown to me. There are posters here I have seen and mer here who are younger than me, but none are regular contributers that I know of.

I have tried for years to get my social set, my age cohort (18-34) to come here. Dozens and dozens, from all over the globe, including many US dwelling (and non US dwelling) Americans I met whilst reading for my MBA in Los Angeles, or met in London, or now, Stockholm. I have talked about this for years. Almost to a person they all have said thanks but no thanks at the end of the day, and usually have referred to the constant (and make no mistake, it is unfortunately constant to a degree, there are (and were) posts on this thread to show this) youth bashing and constant diminution of the issues impacting us from certain quarters. Go peruse some of the student loan debt threads, for instance, to see that.

I am very close to leaving DU myself (I really am, it has been building for some time) but it is not at all solely because of the age gap, although I do admit that it does play a small part, just not remotely the main one, and certainly it is not at all universal. I am, and always have been, open to learning from people much older than myself. I have met many wonderful older people here, and throughout my life.

Sorry for the fairly negative post, but it most definitely is my perceived reality.

Cheers

Cel