Who is correct re age of Mumsnet user?

[polkaloca]

I was at work the other day searching for a camping recommendation on MNs. Colleague said to me "why do you still use mumsnet?". I gave a variety of reasons but she thought it was odd I was still a user despite my dc being well into primary school. She said but isn't everyone on there because they have babies/toddlers. Now I did in fact join for pregnancy advice in my late 20s but am still here nearly 10 yrs later. I said as a millennial I'm definitely one of the younger users & I would say the average user is probably 55/60. She thought I was talking nonsense & said well who uses Gransnet?.

Am I talking nonsense? So many posts reference things before my time that I think unless you are on specific boards eg pregnancy/birth that users are older. Nothing wrong with that but I do think the media gives the impression that the average user is much younger. And finally what do younger people use instead? Colleague said she has not used MNs for years & looks for advice on instagram.

I am probably older than the average user. I’m 64, retired, and my children are in their twenties.

@BeyondMyWits Hello, I feel as if we are twins looking at your comment. Not exactly the same but very similar.

I have been here over 20 years, my time has varied. I’m retired and do voluntary work 2 days a week. Out of small children and work stage I have a lot of time. I’m about to go off travelling soon, will still MN with morning tea whilst in a camping field and when I am cooking dinner.

@5foot5 as pointed out by @Miffyhasbigears it has no tickers etc plus emojis and pics are not used much. It’s a bit like reading an email just text.

I didn't know what a ticker was before this thread 😆