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wizardwatson
07-19-2015, 07:50 PM
So I've been on this site over 8 years. When I joined I was 28. I was actually OLDER than most of the people in the movement at that time. At least that was the case at the two functions I went to. But today something weird occurred to me. Started when one member thought I was older than I was. And I was also on a "song" thread and I noticed a lot of songs were older than even me. Then there was a thread reminiscing about the 90's and people were older than me on that thread as well.

So I'm wondering now if all the young people have simply left this movement for the most part. Because I should be on the higher end of the age demographic not the lower end.

So I've posted this poll to get a feel for current age demographics at RPF. It's not public so please answer.

I'm going to search for the old demographic poll. I know we used to have some from the original 2008 movement.

I'll edit this OP when I find it. If anyone else finds it just post it and I'll edit this OP.

Thanks.

EDIT: 12/10/15

I found an old poll from 2007.

DEFINITELY the original makeup of the R3volution was younger. Over 60% under 30, with the largest group 18-24.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?19570-Better-Demographic-Poll-on-Age&highlight=demographic

17 and under 20 6.33%
18-24 #114 36.08%
25-30 #72 22.78%
31-35 #32 10.13%
36-40 #25 7.91%
41-45 #20 6.33%
46-50 #16 5.06%
51-55 #8 2.53%
56-65 #7 2.22%
66 and over #2 0.63%

Anti Federalist
07-19-2015, 08:48 PM
Ain't telling.

Old fart though.

The youngsters are twattering and following Bernie Sanders around this election cycle.

wizardwatson
07-19-2015, 08:58 PM
Ain't telling.

Old fart though.

The youngsters are twattering and following Bernie Sanders around this election cycle.

Well, I think Ron had a very strong "buck the system" vibe going on maybe is why. He was the alpha underdog. Rand has a similar issue base but he doesn't have an underdog vibe except to people who understand the philosophy.

Nolan
07-19-2015, 09:13 PM
There will be no grassroots, not anything of significant like that of his father's anyway. Rand has pandered to pretty much to everyone, as a result no one believes anything he says at this point. Bernie is getting the grassroots now.

Carlybee
07-19-2015, 09:43 PM
I don't want to talk about it. I dislike aging. NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

That being said....there are a bunch of old hippie socialists following Sanders too. I'm absolutely amazed people my age can be so ignorant about economics and think that they will somehow thrive if only capitalism can be done away with.

wizardwatson
07-20-2015, 07:52 AM
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad226/Cliff_Erhardt/Fun%20stuff/Forum%20funnys/Bump30A.jpg

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 07:59 AM
I voted. I'm 44 and I don't give a crap who knows. I wonder who's 80+.:)

William Tell
07-20-2015, 08:01 AM
I voted. I'm 44 and I don't give a crap who knows. I wonder who's 80+.:)

Pretty sure that vote popped up right when AF said he ain't tellin'.

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 08:04 AM
Pretty sure that vote popped up right when AF said he ain't tellin'.

I don't think AF's that old. I think it's Ronin Truth. He said he's got a step son older than the wizard in another thread.

William Tell
07-20-2015, 08:06 AM
I don't think AF's that old. I think it's Ronin Truth. He said he's got a step son older than the wizard in another thread.

I don't think anyone here is, he is just messin with the poll.

tod evans
07-20-2015, 08:07 AM
Bald w/ gray beard....

Still a whippersnapper...:cool:

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 08:07 AM
I don't think anyone here is, he is just messin with the poll.

Dang it! I should've voted 0-13.:(

tod evans
07-20-2015, 08:09 AM
I don't think anyone here is, he is just messin with the poll.

There's a dude with a scooter avatar who claims to be around 80.

From what I've read in his posts he could very well be.

ChristianAnarchist
07-20-2015, 08:22 AM
Ok, I'm 63, I work out daily, go to karate twice a week, had prostate surgery two years back (can still get it up with "help" but sometimes those 4 hour ones can get painful) own an airplane and a special "Ron Paul Corvette" and I hate ALL forms of "government"... Anything else we need to put on the table?

William Tell
07-20-2015, 08:24 AM
Dang it! I should've voted 0-13.:(

I'm 5 1/2, but I'm not voting out of concern for my privacy.

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 08:28 AM
Ok, I'm 63, I work out daily, go to karate twice a week, had prostate surgery two years back (can still get it up with "help" but sometimes those 4 hour ones can get painful) own an airplane and a special "Ron Paul Corvette" and I hate ALL forms of "government"... Anything else we need to put on the table?

Nope. I that's more than I need to know but congrats and your wife is a lucky lady.:)

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 08:28 AM
I'm 5 1/2, but I'm not voting out of concern for my privacy.

You're very tall for 5 1/2.

Carlybee
07-20-2015, 08:28 AM
Ok, I'm 63, I work out daily, go to karate twice a week, had prostate surgery two years back (can still get it up with "help" but sometimes those 4 hour ones can get painful) own an airplane and a special "Ron Paul Corvette" and I hate ALL forms of "government"... Anything else we need to put on the table?

Nope...that was more than enough. (4 hour what?)

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 08:29 AM
Nope...that was more than enough. (4 hour what?)

I think he was referring to his erection.:D



:cool:

Ronin Truth
07-20-2015, 08:31 AM
I vote for 5 year poll increments. :D

brandon
07-20-2015, 08:32 AM
Weird thinking being here and involved in this all to some extent for 8 years now. I guess I was 23 when I first signed up on this forum? Man how my life has changed since then....

Carlybee
07-20-2015, 08:32 AM
I think he was referring to his erection.:D



:cool:


http://d2ws0xxnnorfdo.cloudfront.net/meme/456917

brandon
07-20-2015, 08:33 AM
Looks like the Average age of posters here has increased quite a bit since 2007 . More than 8 years.

Ronin Truth
07-20-2015, 08:35 AM
I don't think AF's that old. I think it's Ronin Truth. He said he's got a step son older than the wizard in another thread.

And another one a little younger than Wiz, and a daughter just about to turn 29.

BTW, he's still older than Wizard in this thread too. ;)

William Tell
07-20-2015, 08:46 AM
You're very tall for 5 1/2.

And glad of it. Height is a big deal to 5 1/2 year old's.

ChristianAnarchist
07-20-2015, 08:53 AM
Nope. I that's more than I need to know but congrats and your wife is a lucky lady.:)

Ya, the whole idea was to be "over the top"... But hell, I figure the goonerment knows all this anyway so we might as well just wear it on our sleeves, right? Maybe the only way to "get the upper hand" is to embrace all our quirkiness and accept everyone else's...

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 09:00 AM
Ya, the whole idea was to be "over the top"... But hell, I figure the goonerment knows all this anyway so we might as well just wear it on our sleeves, right? Maybe the only way to "get the upper hand" is to embrace all our quirkiness and accept everyone else's...

Well you obviously have nothing to hide.:D

wizardwatson
07-20-2015, 09:13 AM
Looks like the Average age of posters here has increased quite a bit since 2007 . More than 8 years.

I'd say. 28 and under is < 10% right now. That's atrocious.

That was the whole thing that weirded me out. All the time-pass social things we were doing I was just noticing that I was overly familiar with them all and the ones I wasn't seemed to all be older than me.

So I was like, shouldn't there be some new stuff coming on the other side? I figured I was right in the middle and I'm apparently in the bottom 30% it looks like.

Origanalist
07-20-2015, 09:29 AM
57. And I have a son your age and a pair of daughters right behind him.

tod evans
07-20-2015, 09:52 AM
57. And I have a son your age and a pair of daughters right behind him.

55 with a 10 y/o........

Origanalist
07-20-2015, 10:17 AM
55 with a 10 y/o........

:D You so crazy. That's about the average age of the grandkids.

ChristianAnarchist
07-20-2015, 10:34 AM
I'd say. 28 and under is < 10% right now. That's atrocious.

That was the whole thing that weirded me out. All the time-pass social things we were doing I was just noticing that I was overly familiar with them all and the ones I wasn't seemed to all be older than me.

So I was like, shouldn't there be some new stuff coming on the other side? I figured I was right in the middle and I'm apparently in the bottom 30% it looks like.

Liberty is an idea that is popular with the young, however, computer games and online "fun" seem to be WAY more popular...

All these distractions may not be part of a "conspiracy" to get people to stop thinking about liberty, but they certainly have that effect...

William Tell
07-20-2015, 10:38 AM
:D You so crazy. That's about the average age of the grandkids.

^ This is envy, tod.

Origanalist
07-20-2015, 10:47 AM
^ This is envy, tod.

I has...Tod envy?

Carlybee
07-20-2015, 10:48 AM
My son just turned 30!

tod evans
07-20-2015, 10:52 AM
I has...Tod envy?

I seriously doubt it!

Origanalist
07-20-2015, 10:56 AM
I seriously doubt it!

:D Maybe I better get counseling about it.

tod evans
07-20-2015, 10:58 AM
:D Maybe I better get counseling about it.

There are rainbow warriors just waiting for you to sign on the dotted line..........:eek:

wizardwatson
07-20-2015, 12:32 PM
Liberty is an idea that is popular with the young, however, computer games and online "fun" seem to be WAY more popular...

All these distractions may not be part of a "conspiracy" to get people to stop thinking about liberty, but they certainly have that effect...

BUMP

It's just kind of sad. I was always hanging out with old people when I was young. Teachers, cuz I liked school. My best friend in 8th grade was a 17 year old and his 23 year old brother. Only had friends my age from like freshmen in high school till freshmen in college. But ever since this movement started I've kind of felt like I was actual helping out the younger generation in a way.

Then I realize yesterday and because of this stupid poll that I'm not only hanging out with old people again, but that now youth is one less excuse I get to imagine why I see so much immaturity of spirit.

Anyway, I'm just going to go to sleep. I've been up too long. Starting to make me cranky for no reason.

ThePaleoLibertarian
07-20-2015, 12:47 PM
I turned 25 last month.

Ronin Truth
07-20-2015, 01:24 PM
BUMP

It's just kind of sad. I was always hanging out with old people when I was young. Teachers, cuz I liked school. My best friend in 8th grade was a 17 year old and his 23 year old brother. Only had friends my age from like freshmen in high school till freshmen in college. But ever since this movement started I've kind of felt like I was actual helping out the younger generation in a way.

Then I realize yesterday and because of this stupid poll that I'm not only hanging out with old people again, but that now youth is one less excuse I get to imagine why I see so much immaturity of spirit.

Anyway, I'm just going to go to sleep. I've been up too long. Starting to make me cranky for no reason. Hey, at your age I did too. The older folks just seemed to make more sense.

Natural Citizen
07-20-2015, 01:57 PM
I'm 5 1/2, but I'm not voting out of concern for my privacy.

You already told us in another thread.

23-25 :D

Lindsey
07-20-2015, 02:43 PM
I am younger than you wizard.

GunnyFreedom
07-20-2015, 04:55 PM
Most of the Millennials split when the gratification was not instantaneous. :p

Suzanimal
07-20-2015, 06:32 PM
So far the largest RPF demographic is the 44-46 age range. Is it me or are these age ranges a little odd?

wizardwatson
07-21-2015, 02:53 AM
So far the largest RPF demographic is the 44-46 age range. Is it me or are these age ranges a little odd?

Well, median now is the 41-43 range.

Age ranges are just three year increments. I wanted the distribution to be easy to see in the graph.

bunklocoempire
07-21-2015, 12:37 PM
44-46 -But in liberty years I'm only 8.

JK/SEA
07-21-2015, 01:19 PM
2 in their 80's?....one has to be Ron....:D

Suzanimal
07-21-2015, 01:22 PM
2 in their 80's?....one has to be Ron....:D

Obviously! :)

Ronin Truth
07-21-2015, 04:13 PM
So far the largest RPF demographic is the 44-46 age range. Is it me or are these age ranges a little odd?

Well, FWIW, half of them look pretty even to me, the other half not so much, pretty odd.

rg17
07-21-2015, 07:20 PM
Im probably the youngest I'm only 17.

I<3Liberty
07-21-2015, 07:52 PM
I'm 22 and feel like most late teens and 20-somethings are democrats. The K-12 public school system and universities brain wash them, and of course, the sheeple follow because they think being a democrat is the "cool thing." :cool: Don't even get me started on how difficult it was being a Christian libertarian at a large secular left wing university. Being a science major added to my woes.

Suzanimal
07-21-2015, 08:02 PM
Im probably the youngest I'm only 17.

Wow! I bet you are. I wonder who the other 17-18 yo is. Freedom Fanatic?

Cap
07-21-2015, 09:07 PM
My oldest son just turned 38 last week.

Ronin Truth
07-22-2015, 08:11 AM
I don't want to talk about it. I dislike aging. NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

That being said....there are a bunch of old hippie socialists following Sanders too. I'm absolutely amazed people my age can be so ignorant about economics and think that they will somehow thrive if only capitalism can be done away with.

It certainly beats the most common alternative to aging, by much more than a country mile. ;) :D

As my now dearly departed mother used to say, getting older sure ain't for weenies.

tod evans
07-22-2015, 08:22 AM
My oldest son just turned 38 last week.

My first "scare" was 39 years ago.....:eek:

Still remember her name and eye color.......

JK/SEA
07-22-2015, 09:38 AM
:D Maybe I better get counseling about it.

don't do it...they'll take your guns...if ya got any.

Carlybee
07-22-2015, 09:40 AM
It certainly beats the most common alternative to aging, by much more than a country mile. ;) :D

As my now dearly departed mother used to say, getting older sure ain't for weenies.

You got that right

Dianne
07-23-2015, 06:55 PM
I turned 63 two weeks ago. My, my, how time flies.

William Tell
07-23-2015, 07:18 PM
2 in their 80's?....one has to be Ron....:D


Obviously! :)

What is this sorcery?:confused: Dr. Paul is only 79.:cool: His B-Day is August 20th.

wizardwatson
07-25-2015, 02:28 AM
Bump.

wizardwatson
07-29-2015, 08:29 PM
Bump.

At 75 votes currently, looks like half of RPF is over 40.

Carlybee
07-29-2015, 08:32 PM
Bump.

At 75 votes currently, looks like half of RPF is over 40.

Your point?

wizardwatson
07-29-2015, 08:35 PM
Your point?

Just a statistical summary to accompany thread bump. Calm down.

Carlybee
07-29-2015, 08:36 PM
Just a statistical summary. Calm down.

Fine..that also means half is under 40.

Ronin Truth
07-30-2015, 07:14 AM
Your point?

(anti-Boomer bias.)

wizardwatson
08-18-2015, 01:29 PM
(anti-Boomer bias.)

Well, RPF is old people. Truth is truth.

Still split right at 40 year mark with 77 voting.

Scary. Makes me glad I guess that not many using their real faces. Better with the lights off? :D

tod evans
08-18-2015, 01:36 PM
Well, RPF is old people. Truth is truth.


And how old is Ron Paul going to be this year?

Carlybee
08-18-2015, 01:39 PM
Well, RPF is old people. Truth is truth.

Still split right at 40 year mark with 77 voting.

Scary. Makes me glad I guess that not many using their real faces. Better with the lights off? :D

I'm not old..I'm seasoned. Whipper snapper. I'll have you know I have hardly any wrinkles. Really are you that big of an asshole?

wizardwatson
08-18-2015, 01:40 PM
And how old is Ron Paul going to be this year?

Ron Paul is a founding father, that's different.

GunnyFreedom
08-18-2015, 01:43 PM
LMAO @ this notion that 40 is "old." 40 is dead in the middle of the average life span. By the time we die, people will probably be living to 120.

wizardwatson
08-18-2015, 01:46 PM
I'm not old..I'm seasoned. Whipper snapper. I'll have you know I have hardly any wrinkles. Really are you that big of an asshole?

Are you really that thin-skinned? Lighten up already.

I like old people. It takes them less time to figure out I'm smarter than them than it does younger people typically.

Carlybee
08-18-2015, 01:48 PM
Are you really that thin-skinned? Lighten up already.

I like old people. It takes them less time to figure out I'm smarter than them than it does younger people typically.

Hope you weren't expecting applause.

tod evans
08-18-2015, 01:49 PM
Are you really that thin-skinned? Lighten up already.

I like old people. It takes them less time to figure out I'm smarter than them than it does younger people typically.

That's only because old folks knew it all too, once......

Most of us grew out of that stage by 30-40 though......

wizardwatson
08-18-2015, 01:54 PM
That's only because old folks knew it all too, once......

Most of us grew out of that stage by 30-40 though......

Smartness isn't about knowing things. As you point out it's about realizing that you don't know things. And I've realized I don't know way more than pretty much everyone I've met.

William Tell
08-18-2015, 02:27 PM
LMAO @ this notion that 40 is "old." 40 is dead in the middle of the average life span. By the time we die, people will probably be living to 120.

Unless 3/4 of us are dead from cancer. I'm not sure that most trends are encouraging at this point.

wizardwatson
11-10-2015, 03:49 PM
Bump for Ron Paul Fogeys board.

Ronin Truth
11-10-2015, 04:51 PM
I don't think AF's that old. I think it's Ronin Truth. He said he's got a step son older than the wizard in another thread.

Beg pardon, I'm still in my 60's (barely), Honey child. Three weeks younger than Trump, and two days older than W. :p

wizardwatson
11-10-2015, 05:35 PM
Beg pardon, I'm still in my 60's (barely), Honey child. Three weeks younger than Trump, and two days older than W. :p

Well, you said you were born in '46. So the big 70 is in the next two months I assume.

P3ter_Griffin
11-10-2015, 06:34 PM
I turned the big two nine this year. Time freaking flies!

Ronin Truth
11-11-2015, 09:13 AM
Well, you said you were born in '46. So the big 70 is in the next two months I assume.

Well, if you figure out the birthdates of both Trump and W, you'll very quickly zero in on the exact date plus the national holiday in July, I share. :rolleyes:

MelissaCato
11-21-2015, 11:45 AM
I'm 42 now. :)

mt4rp
11-21-2015, 02:49 PM
In 07 I was the youngster (At 48) of our RP meet-up group (18 members)up in NW MT

pcosmar
11-22-2015, 07:36 PM
Fine..that also means half is under 40.

Only temporarily. they get older,, but we get no younger.

oh,, and I voted,, 58

:D

wizardwatson
12-10-2015, 02:45 PM
Bumpity bump, bump.

wizardwatson
12-10-2015, 02:53 PM
I found an old poll from September 2007. I edited the OP with the following:


EDIT: 12/10/15

I found an old poll from 2007.

DEFINITELY the original makeup of the R3volution was younger. Over 60% under 30, with the largest group 18-24.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?19570-Better-Demographic-Poll-on-Age&highlight=demographic

17 and under 20 6.33%
18-24 #114 36.08%
25-30 #72 22.78%
31-35 #32 10.13%
36-40 #25 7.91%
41-45 #20 6.33%
46-50 #16 5.06%
51-55 #8 2.53%
56-65 #7 2.22%
66 and over #2 0.63%

opal
12-10-2015, 09:48 PM
My son just turned 30!

My kid is 30 also.. and I think of my self as 30-26

wizardwatson
10-11-2017, 06:09 PM
Bump-di-di-di-di-di-di

Bump-di-di-di-di-di-di


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi_MZZrzNRE