DevCat@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoHow old were the founding fathers?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareDevCat@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agohttps://www.snopes.com/articles/466491/ages-founding-fathers-july-4-1776/ The signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lots of young 'uns in there. Adams, John MA 40 Adams, Samuel 53 Bartlett, Josiah 46 Braxton, Carter 39 Carroll, Charles 38 Chase, Samuel 35 Clark, Abraham 50 Clymer, George 37 Ellery, William 48 Floyd, William 41 Franklin, Benjamin 70 Gerry, Elbridge 32 Gwinnett, Button 41 Hall, Lyman 52 Hancock, John 40 Harrison, Benjamin 50 Hart, John 65 Hewes, Joseph 46 Heyward Jr., Thomas 30 Hooper, William 34 Hopkins, Stephen 69 Hopkinson, Francis 38 Huntington, Samuel 45 Jefferson, Thomas 33 Lee, Francis Lightfoot 41 Lee, Richard Henry 44 Lewis, Francis 63 Livingston, Philip 60 Lynch Jr., Thomas 26 McKean, Thomas 42 Middleton, Arthur 34 Morris, Lewis 50 Morris, Robert 42 Morton, John 52 Nelson Jr., Thomas 37 Paca, William 35 Paine, Robert Treat 45 Penn, John 36 Read, George 42 Rodney, Caesar. 47 Ross, George 46 Rush, Benjamin 30 Rutledge, Edward 26 Sherman, Roger 55 Smith, James 57 Stockton, Richard 45 Stone, Thomas MD 33 Taylor, George PA 60 Thornton, Matthew 62 Walton, George 35 Whipple, William 46 Williams, William 45 Wilson, James 33 Witherspoon, John 53 Wolcott, Oliver 49 Wythe, George VA 50
minus-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSo… on average late 30s/early 40s? So it’s actually a Lemmy post, rather than a Reddit post?
minus-squareLoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’d be pretty interesting to have access to age demographics for social media. I assume Reddit leans younger than Lemmy, but I’m in my early 20s and so are a few of my friends, and we use Lemmy a lot more.
minus-squareWolfLink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoLemmy feels a lot less mature than Reddit, for what that’s worth.
https://www.snopes.com/articles/466491/ages-founding-fathers-july-4-1776/
The signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lots of young 'uns in there.
Adams, John MA 40
Adams, Samuel 53
Bartlett, Josiah 46
Braxton, Carter 39
Carroll, Charles 38
Chase, Samuel 35
Clark, Abraham 50
Clymer, George 37
Ellery, William 48
Floyd, William 41
Franklin, Benjamin 70
Gerry, Elbridge 32
Gwinnett, Button 41
Hall, Lyman 52
Hancock, John 40
Harrison, Benjamin 50
Hart, John 65
Hewes, Joseph 46
Heyward Jr., Thomas 30
Hooper, William 34
Hopkins, Stephen 69
Hopkinson, Francis 38
Huntington, Samuel 45
Jefferson, Thomas 33
Lee, Francis Lightfoot 41
Lee, Richard Henry 44
Lewis, Francis 63
Livingston, Philip 60
Lynch Jr., Thomas 26
McKean, Thomas 42
Middleton, Arthur 34
Morris, Lewis 50
Morris, Robert 42
Morton, John 52
Nelson Jr., Thomas 37
Paca, William 35
Paine, Robert Treat 45
Penn, John 36
Read, George 42
Rodney, Caesar. 47
Ross, George 46
Rush, Benjamin 30
Rutledge, Edward 26
Sherman, Roger 55
Smith, James 57
Stockton, Richard 45
Stone, Thomas MD 33
Taylor, George PA 60
Thornton, Matthew 62
Walton, George 35
Whipple, William 46
Williams, William 45
Wilson, James 33
Witherspoon, John 53
Wolcott, Oliver 49
Wythe, George VA 50
So… on average late 30s/early 40s? So it’s actually a Lemmy post, rather than a Reddit post?
I’d be pretty interesting to have access to age demographics for social media. I assume Reddit leans younger than Lemmy, but I’m in my early 20s and so are a few of my friends, and we use Lemmy a lot more.
Lemmy feels a lot less mature than Reddit, for what that’s worth.