Poll: How Old Are You?

Post by dqpb » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 2:33 PM UTC

sph wrote: post #32

awb wrote: post #18

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I could understand smaller age ranges for younger folks because they’re developing at a more rapid pace. For example 30-40 age range would group together people with relatively similar life experiences, but a 10-20 age range would not.

Sure, but this is a forum for entrepreneurs and software engineers, it does not target the world demographic. To be honest, I don't understand what "they develop faster" means either. One year of age is objectively the same length whether you're 10 or 90. What has growth speed and brain development got to do with anything?

Post by fnordpiglet » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 2:36 PM UTC

awb wrote: post #18

sph wrote: post #7

The fact that the ranges aren't equal makes it pretty useless to parse, unless entered in a spreadsheet later, and I couldn't be bothered to do that. There's no reason to have one category for the 5 years 16-20, and the most common age group of Internet savvy working age adults to be lumped in two 10 year "26-35" and "36-45" ranges. Oh well. It's just for fun I guess.

I could understand smaller age ranges for younger folks because they’re developing at a more rapid pace. For example 30-40 age range would group together people with relatively similar life experiences, but a 10-20 age range would not.

Post by twothamendment » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 2:39 PM UTC

sph wrote: post #7

The fact that the ranges aren't equal makes it pretty useless to parse, unless entered in a spreadsheet later, and I couldn't be bothered to do that. There's no reason to have one category for the 5 years 16-20, and the most common age group of Internet savvy working age adults to be lumped in two 10 year "26-35" and "36-45" ranges. Oh well. It's just for fun I guess.

Post by bombcar » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 2:44 PM UTC

twothamendment wrote: post #45

sph wrote: post #7

The fact that the ranges aren't equal makes it pretty useless to parse, unless entered in a spreadsheet later, and I couldn't be bothered to do that. There's no reason to have one category for the 5 years 16-20, and the most common age group of Internet savvy working age adults to be lumped in two 10 year "26-35" and "36-45" ranges. Oh well. It's just for fun I guess.

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Post by etothepii » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC