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How many Lemmy users are non-technical background? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by techconsulnerd@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched.

If you are non-tech background, please comment and share what you do for life.

If you have tech background, upvote this to help promote this post so that we can find more non-tech users on Lemmy.

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[–] madcat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm associate director at an academic think tank. But I've always been interested in technology and have recently decided that i want to pivot to cybersecurity. I've got a long road ahead of me so here i am!

[–] journey01@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Attorney here.

[–] HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I started going to school for programming in my younger years, but life happened and now I'm a diesel technician (and aircraft mechanic in the US Army national guard)

[–] And009@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm far from a technical background. I make storyboards and concepts for ads and animations. Mostly related to graphics and illustration. Sort of a digital art director.

At the same time I do all my work on a tablet + computer and am a huge tech enthusiast.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I agree. I'm a programmer, and I too would also expect the majority of people using decentralized platforms have a technical background.

[–] EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I work in healthcare but have always been interested in tech, but not professionally.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Arts admin. But I live and grew up in Silicon Valley; my dad worked in tech although he wasn’t an engineer, so we always had fairly up-to-date tech and I’m pretty comfortable with it. But when my husband (software engineer) and I watch Linus Tech Tips, most of it goes over my head. I adopted Lemmy during the Reddit blackout before he did (and funny enough, I also switched to Reddit during the Digg fiasco before he did, too).

[–] techwooded@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Sort of non-tech. Working as an RF Engineer with my Physics degree

[–] Urbanfox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Research CRO Analyst.

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