Why do you think mumsnet has a more wealthy user base than average or do you think it’s full of bullshitters?

I tend to assume that some users post using the app and dictate their posts. Predictive text makes truly awful errors.

@likelysuspect I don’t think you need an excellent grasp of SPAG to comprehend a post though.

@Bundleflower I dont see why it’s toast to start a thread. I think its much harder for young people so they have less choices than I have.

So many posts about affluent London boroughs and posh private schools.

I think there are fewer London posts now & there is a lack of school posts when you consider the supposed cohort. I think the users are older and maybe younger users don’t use it much. There isn’t really anywhere else to discuss private schools tbh.

I'm highly educated, I have 2 degrees. My SPAG is good, knowledge wise, however I read back what I've written sometimes and notice I've written the wrong 'their' or 'to' or 'wear'.

It's age, I never could understand why my dad's emails started to look all badly spelt and now I know. Know I no. I'm writing words phonetically and don't know why.

I noticed it earlier on a post I'd written yesterday, I wrote to, instead of too. I know the difference. That's just how it came out and I didn't notice.

I don't think writing on a forum is much of an indication about someone's education or intelligence or knowledge.

There are people on here who make small grammatical errors, I’m probably one of them

I think a lot of posters lack basic comprehension skills so I question the highly educated label.

Maybe it depends what threads you end up seeing but I would say personally I notice/see lots of people at both ends of the spectrum but not many in the middle. There are threads about private schools and there are also threads about being on UC and struggling, debt etc.

There are lots of people on here with terrible spelling and grammar. Haven't you seen the number of "should of/could of/ alot/abit" posts, confusion between their/ there/they're, use of "ect" instead of "etc."? Its all over the site.

I think there are plenty of lower income people on here given the number of people talking about how it's hard to budget, talking about their benefits etc.

I don't think there are that many bullshitters when it comes to salary. What would be the point? My son and DiL, my nieces and nephews and their friends are in the age range of late twenties to early thirties, a couple are London based but most are not. They are all graduates and in managerial and professional careers. That generation seems to be much more open about salary and they all earn around 65 to100k from what I hear. So to them those salaries are perfectly normal for the circles they move in.

I think it skews towards lower income like most online forums and discussion boards. The “everyone on MN is wealthy” trope is just as silly and inaccurate as the “competitive undereater” trope. There are endless threads and posts about poverty and overeating that demonstrate this.

Netmums doesn't have a private education board?

Speaking in very general terms people who are wealthier generally have more time for small anxieties and that's what Mumsnet thrives on. Is my child having too much screen time? Which school should I choose? What should I feed my toddler? What should I buy for Christmas? Someone has parked on my drive what should I do? My child can't walk/talk/speak Mandarin yet are they ND? Etc etc.

A bit of both

I know when I joined a FB group of a smallish group Mumsnetters I was surprised at the gulf between how some of them presented on here and then actual reality of their lives....

I’m very well educated and write really well. Unfortunately, I earn next to fuck all, so Mumsnet makes me feel like a massive loser.

I think that many posters are in the South and are highly paid. I’m one of them, yet at just under £100k I’m no where near the top. I used to be £250k, but I hated that job…

Agreed. From my experience on here in the last 10 years or so I’d say the average age is early 50s. I’m late 30s so it’s not cos I’m only looking on menopause/kids at uni etc posts that may only attract that age group. It’s throughout the whole site, although there are lots in their late 30s and 40s too. Rare to find anyone under 30 on here though

This is Mumsnet! A place where I saw a poster correct someone’s grammar on her post describing being the victim of severe domestic violence. People will start an argument about literally anything on here. If anyone was shocked that £500 was a lot for a skirt, 100% it would have been pointed out. Just goes to show the type of people that are on here

So many posts about affluent London boroughs and posh private schools.

I tend to use MN because most posters are literate and seem quite intelligent/well educated. I wouldn't be interested in the life experiences of people who weren't. My local Facebook community forum provides evidence of that!

Well, there's no need to make comments about the cost of the skirt on the context of which one do you prefer?

Saw a thread recently about someone who couldn’t decide between two skirts - a £500 one and a £600 and something one. She didn’t mention any kind of special occasion. Just something to add to the wardrobe. Not one poster commented with the blindingly obvious- “who the fuck spends over £500 on a skirt?!!”

I don’t think most people on here are bullshitters. What would be the point of boasting to strangers who don’t even know who you are? You can tell by kind of things they talk about, the language they use, the things they believe in etc that the majority are upper middle class, well-educated and therefore probably earning a lot. There’s a lot of snobbery on here I find

It's largely a reflection of which threads get engagement. Bluntly, a thread about what dress someone should buy for up to £800 to meet the Queen is more fun to read than one about stretching a tiny grocery budget. I do quite enjoy the really squalid threads but I never know why people post them, they never get a kind response.

Same. But I know it would be goady as hell to start a thread about it when I know that - if push came to shove - we could downsize, move areas, sell things and just cut general expenditure. There is usually a choice. There isn’t usually a choice to be a single parent on minimum wage juggling crippling childcare costs. I do agree with you though - the squeezed middle!