I absolutely love the online community that resides atWWdN's Soapbox. I started reading and posting there in August and have spent way too many hours browsing the forums and occasionally posting something. I was reading a thread today about being a "thirty-something" and only saw a couple of posts by people at or over 40...seems like most of the "monkeys" are in their 20's and 30's.
I do find it interesting that I don't feel completely out of place in that world of 20 and 30 year olds. Is it the geek factor? I'm not terribly technical, although I love technology but my kids think I'm pretty geeky or nerdy...it varies from time to time depending on how I've embarrassed them this time...I've been a science fiction freak since childhood, had a personal computer back in 1983 that I ordered through "Science News" (It was the Sinclair ZX83) and was chatting and playing Trivia online with my Commadore 128 back in 1991 on QLink. That's also when/where I met my significant other and we've been together for over 12 years now.
To top it off I currently work as an HR manager for one of the "big" Silicon Valley high tech companies supporting clients in the IT organization...everywhere I turn its Nerdvana...and don't get me wrong. I love it here.
So is the internet keeping me young at heart or do I love the internet because I'm young at heart? If I figure that one out I'll post the answer.
Posted by Dawno at October 24, 2003 10:30 PM