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Originally Posted by k_yller
Its a rather not true statements 
take a look for # of users on diyaudio- 430 000 |
I would guess DIY audio is as much about listening to music and how much better valve amps are
supposed to sound.
I'm not saying that hobbies don't continue to be popular. There are still quite a few people around who grew up in the 50's 60's and 70's. I'm saying that the age profile tend to be older people who are fixers/tinkerers.
I have been involved in classic cars all my adult life and it is without question that the people involved tend to have plenty of grey hair. Young people are still interested in cars but they haven't grown up fixing them like previous generations. I attend Austin Seven meetings and the majority are old blokes, in fact I'm one of the youngsters in my sixties.
Interest in old things for lots of us older folk is motivated and inspired by nostalgia. The stuff that tugs at our heart strings is very different to what motivates young people. My friends and I were working on cars after school. I bet you will not see that nowadays.
Just an observation