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How are you different from the stereotypical "average person" in your country? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Feel free to define "average" how you see fit. This isn't about debating what is average person. Comparisons to the averages in your age / friend group are fine too.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Not even close to average.

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/12/who-exactly-is-the-average-american/

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Interesting article...let's see how I score.

White (1/1)
Not female (1/2)
Not between the ages of 30 and 34 (1/3)
German ancestry (2/4)
Not named Jessica (2/5)
Don't live in CA (2/6)
Married (3/7)
Not 5'4" (3/8)
I am a brunette, though (4/9)
No kids (4/10)
Some college (5/11)
Not in the healthcare industry (5/12)
Drives a Camry (6/13)
No commute (6/14)
Don't rent (6/15)
Depends on how generous "one of" the best countries is taken...but yes to the rest of that paragraph (7/16)
Votes Democrat (8/17)
Not religious (8/18)
Believes mass shootings are a big problem (9/19)
Own a gun (9/20)
Higher earner, higher debt, and higher net worth (9/23)
No longer believe in the American Dream (9/24)

I am fairly below average, apparently.