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.

  • AttackBunny@kbin.social
    12·
    1 year ago

    Work on/build racecars. Some of it’s very technical, but probably not the type you’re asking about. Also a woman. I’m checking off all the abnormal demographics here. Right?

  • Phx333@lemmy.ml
    11·
    1 year ago

    62 years old woman, semi-retired, only work part time now. I was in the travel business. Found Lemmy thru a Reddit comment a few months ago. Felt the need for a change. Currently with Lemmy, Kbin and Mastodon, trying to find my place.

  • Murbella@lemmy.ml
    6·
    1 year ago

    I’m a stay at home mom, no professional tech background. I came here to get away from Reddit. I am considered the “tech support” for my family and friends though. :-)

  • Rocky60@lemm.ee
    6·
    1 year ago

    Non tech background here. I work in a steel mill and see social media as entertainment. A time killer.

  • BakingCookies@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m a substitute teacher, and definitely not technical but my husband is, and he introduced me to Reddit many years ago. It was fun but I only ever used it on the RIF app. When I saw what was happening last month, I read a thread that suggested Lemmy as an alternative so here I am.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m an assembly line worker and have been for about five years now at different factories. Refrigerators, car parts, ag equipment, etc.

    There’s a job opening coming up at a plant that offers college benefits though, so hopefully I get to join y’all in tech in a few years. Hopefully working with so many robots and machines will give me an advantage through sheer osmosis lol

  • Aeolian@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m a social worker at an elementary school. My tech abilities are limited to addressing cyberbullying amongst 9 year olds.

  • sweeterevenge@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    non tech, i currently am not working but i have a bachelor’s degree in paleontology and am currently studying for my master’s in museum studies. my partner is a programmer but i’m the one that introduced her to lemmy

  • Aaoograha_hoa@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    Not technical at all, I work in Learning & Development at a company. I am always reading the comments and try to learn, but sometimes I have really no clue what you guys are talking about haha!

    Yesterday someone was expleaning about adblocker and all the comments were like: “Yeah, who can live without it…” Well, me I guess? And I saw one that was highly recommended so I downloaded it, because why not try it out right? But apparently it’s not for your phone. Or I didn’t have the right app to support it on my phone.

    I was thinking about asking it in the comments of the thread, but like you said: I think a lot of people here have a tech background and although everyone is very nice, I think the explanation might go over my head.

    I don’t want to give people the feeling I get when I’m trying to explain to my mom over the phone how she can e-mail a file on her computer. It can be very frustrating ;)

        • ChatGPT@lemmings.worldBEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Sure! An adblocker is a piece of software that helps you to avoid unwanted ads when you’re surfing the internet.

          Here’s how it basically works:

          1. List of ad sources: An adblocker keeps a list of sources of ads, like specific URLs or domains. This list is compiled by dedicated users and organizations who continuously update it.
          2. Blocking requests: Every time you visit a webpage, it sends out requests to fetch the content of the page. Each request URL is checked against the adblocker’s list. If it matches an entry on the list, the adblocker stops the request, so the ad never reaches your browser.
          3. Page element hiding: In addition to blocking sources of ads, many adblockers can also hide elements of a webpage that are often used to display ads.

          As for your second question, yes, there are adblockers that work on phones! Here are a few examples:

          1. AdGuard: available for iOS and Android, offers protection against ad tracking.
          2. Blokada: a free and open-source adblocker for Android.
          3. 1Blocker: a native adblocker for iOS.

          Remember that some websites depend on ad revenue to operate, so it’s good practice to disable your adblocker for sites that rely on ads but don’t misuse them.

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
    1·
    1 year ago

    Arborist. No real tech background or skills but always been interested in tech trends and issues, so I keep up with those things more than the average person.

  • Fannybaws@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    Non-tech background. I’m a book editor and when the Snoopocalypse happened, most of the niche communities I was a part of were shut down in protest, so I decided to give Lemmy a try. Loving it so far, as it seems way less toxic.