Who's putting their real picture as a profile picture on an anonymous, public forum? Facebook is over there somewhere.

It's the modern adult nerd look... Lemmy probably has a pretty specific demographic at this point in time.

" I'm seeing a lot of "Grey Square" profile pics, some alarmingly like my own. How many of us are there?"

You weren't informed about the kbin cloning experiment? It was in the t&c

I thought this would be obvious, bearded with poor vision checking in.

Your not asking the right question though, something that might now be obvious from profile pics. How many of the users are never-nude? 🤔

Okay…. So… if y’all want a goldfish wearing a top hat for a profile pic…

Welcome to a club of weirdos.

solidly 50% of you look the same.

Let me inflate that statistic a little, as somebody without a profile pic who looks exactly like that

I've got a beard but I wear contacts and would never use an actual picture of myself on a public forum like this.

I would advise against putting a real photo of yourself

If beehaw's post on their user demographics from earlier today is a valid representation of the fediverse as a whole, then 50% sounds about right!

I, however, am obviously a small tree and have no need for glasses

Goddamn copycats.

Yes, my pfp is also absolutely me.

It's cloning. Canadian cloning. Like Ryan George and all his clone who run the entertainment industry in Canada. Producer, director, writer, sound guy, intern, etc.

In fact... you're all probably clones of Ryan George. Check to see if you're a Canadian named Ryan. Tons of you guys out there.

Do you reckon my pi counts?

I feel attacked, validated and welcome at the same time.

Yea i noticed some ppl here who have a profile pic, they have a kinda similar style i guess (but nothing wrong w that!)

really i was thinking its nice to see more people with their own pfp, is kinda cool to see who youre talking to.

(Sorry to say im not in that group though - am not a guy, do not have a beard and tho i have glasses i dont usually wear them in pics lol)

Behind the eternally young green bubble dragon hides a middle-aged bearded man with glasses 🤷‍♂️

Not everyone is blessed with my raw, vinegary sex appeal.

As a beardy glasses guy, why WOULD I put my face on a profile picture? I already fade into the background IRL at least here I can be interesting

And glasses, beard, long hair coming in a close second... Ahem

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Another beardy guy with glasses here. I also have long hair, does that make me unique?
When does the "beardy guys bad eyes club" meeting start?

Bearded glasses guys need to get together and fight over the title of Most Average Bearded Glasses Guy. I am bald so I think I'm disqualified, or at least put in a different division.

Bear and glasses checking in, how's everyone enjoying zelda or diablo?

I... plead the 5th?

not to disparage anyone's looks or anything, but on the internet guys with short beards and glasses in that very specific 'i'm a techy person' kind of way are eeeeverywhere

One more beard and glasses checking in.

Hello fellow beardy-nerdy-guy.

I hope no one takes this personally, it isn't, but this is the first thing that popped in to my mind reading this post.

I'm sorry. 😂

I think I have a beard but I've lost my glasses. I'll have a look when I find them, but I already have my suspicions.

Why would I choose a picture of me when I can be a Sexy Shoeless God of War?

I've got some news about the demographics of the threadiverse

Many. Welcome.

Reporting in.