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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm a huge nerd wearing a tinfoil hat:

  • owns many computers, all run Linux
  • GrapheneOS
  • not on social media (other than Lemmy) do not use WhatsApp
  • NAS in the leaving room
  • 3D printer in the leaving room I pass for normal in social settings until some ask for my WhatsApp or Instagram or what have you.
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like I'm the least Mexican dude in Mexico:

  • I don't drink any alcohol, at all.
  • I hate to eat hot sauce on snacks. Everybody pours Valentina sauce on everything, but I hate it.
  • I hate most common forms of Mexican food (nopales, tunas, etc)
  • I can't eat Chile or spicy things (like mole, or spicy chilaquiles/enchiladas) because of stomach issues.
  • I don't watch football at all.
  • I hate most Mexican music (corridos, banda, mariachis, reggaeton, etc)
  • I'm not religious at all, while most of the country is catholic.
  • I hate big family gatherings, while it's a common tradition to make big family parties to celebrate everything.
  • I have a PHD. Unfortunately the average education level for Mexicans is low, so I'm far from average.
  • I'm not a fan of tv shows that people on my age group grew up with them, like Dragon Ball or el Chavo del 8.

I guess some of the differences are because I'm autistic? Also, this deviation from the mean is only mentally. Physically I'm completely average.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I don' like soccer, I don't eat sausages, I'm not interested in cars. I do enjoy Sauerkraut, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I'm not carrying a gun made of bacon and watching young Sheldon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Taller than average

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Visualy, I'm as average it gets. White straight male, average height, common composition. But

  • I' m Agnostic.

  • Believe people are not defined by their occupation and how much they make.

  • I m all for worker rights and fight for them

  • Into politics and trying to have as an objective ipinion as possible. Also try to talk about politics

  • My academic credentials are on the top 10% tier

  • I care about my RL and digital privacy

  • I use FOSS

  • I look after my health as well as my weight

  • Not a fan of Football

  • I make efforts to own my data and software

  • Travel a lot to other countries

  • have my own Jellyfin server

  • host a locally run smart home

  • Run a separate Batocera machine with a lot of games from a lot of legacy systems

  • Don't really care about where other people come from, or what is their religion, or gender, or sexual preference, or politics

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Hey, that exactly describes me too!

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is no stereotypical or average person in any country. It takes a lot of delusional discrimination to pretend there ever could be.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

So you're more SJW than average for your country, got it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

If you mean that the average person doesn't exist in real life then you're correct, but to claim that what is statistically average cannot be determined, then that's just a bunch of nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I travel.

Not even gap year. Full on quitting multiple jobs and moving to another country and finding a job travelling.

People talk about it but most people are too scared and find excuses. Other people have legitimate reasons though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I hate sitting in the sun, which is the opposite of most of the country. The heat and light make me feel super annoyed and uncomfortable.
In contrast, most of the people here are sun worshippers. Sitting outside in direct sunlight as much as possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No credit debt. No drug/alc addictions.. Can run 20k+ without stopping. Care about my digital privacy. Never put so much as a scratch on a single vehicle in my life (including forklifts and non-road vehicles). Know how to sail. Couldn't care less about team sports.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Any tips to run 20k without stopping?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Incremental training. I started with Couch-to-5K. Highly recommend. Once you complete that program, increment weekly distance by no more than 10% per week until you reach your goal.

https://c25k.com/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's funny, I used that program several years ago when I didn't exercise at all. Currently running around 9km, three times a week.

I have this unrealistic dream to run the marathon but I feel like even if I could physically do it, I'd get bored. Half marathon seems doable, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm working on the same goal but I'm sidelined with ankle issues so I've been cycling like a madman instead. Hopefully I can restart my training plan this coming tuesday.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, generally speaking the easiest way to do that is to stop only once you're past the 20k mark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried this "not stopping" technique yourself? Sounds like snake oil, to be honest...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not stopping would require me to actually start first. I haven't gotten that far yet. Seems to be the difficult part.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the first week is actually the hardest. Then I start getting excited when I improve my times or distance and it becomes so much easier.

My problem is that vacations and winter really ruin my motivation. Who wants to run for an hour when it's pouring rain or freezing outside?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Bad weather for long runs is shit. Short runs tho? Just beast mode it! Conquer the elements! At least thats what I tell myself.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Much more intelligent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

USA here.

  1. Indifferent to sports. Football, baseball, and basketball are at best insipid. Hockey is at least somewhat interesting, but that's only because my youngest plays. Even then, I do not follow it.

  2. Don't care about guns. Yes, I can shoot. It pissed my right-wingnut, Kyle Shittenhouse worshiping brother off to no end, when I could out shoot him, with his own guns. Did I mention he has 6 years in the Army and practiced with his weapons at least once a week? It took me maybe 10 shots of practice to start being more accurate. My vision is worse than his too. Still have no interest in owning one. I keep a Claymore next to my bed for social occasions at home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm not a fan of hockey

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I can bench press 300+ pounds (136 kg for the exceedingly rude Europeans in the thread), which puts me in the top 1% of men strength-wise not only in my country, but worldwide.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That's 135 kg. The weights on the machines in my gym only go to 120. But I guess you just use the barbells

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only about 3% of people worldwide know what 300lbs represents, you daft cunt 😂

You're in the top 1% of 3%

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Not really. It's still an amount of weight even if it's described differently.

It's not like this mf couldn't lift metric weights. Although, that would be very funny. Like kryptonite or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm the type of person who gives money back to a cashier when they make a mistake by incorrectly giving me more money, that's very rare in the country where I was born.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I got 600$ in the bank motherfucker

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I have 3 kids more than average, plus a handful of step kids. 6 inches taller than average woman in my country. Probably more politically progressive, but that's hard to judge here, with all the gerrymandering and not everyone voting. Apparently also much more tolerant of spicy food than the average, at least according to people who claim to be average.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I'm taller. I'm a man in a female-dominated field (and was in my previous career, as well). I don't own a car and have no interest in doing so. I know a dead language. I eat beans for breakfast. I don't drink coffee.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm Texan by birth. I don't like guns, meat, or driving. I think Mesoamerican history is way more interesting than the Civil War.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If you mean my country of birth, it's actually a bit difficult since I've been twice in the last ten years and this and some YouTube vids are my only real media consumption. If you mean where I live now, I'm definitely fatter, hairier, and tatooed-ier than the average person. My japanese is definitely a bit worse.

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