Consensus Among Most Americans: "Cool" Status Fades by This Age

1.

A new survey from Talker Research examined how confident Americans feel when it comes to keeping up with popular culture and found 49 percent feel they are out of touch overall. Do you feel like you are out of touch with pop culture?

Yes

58%

1275 votes

No

22%

475 votes

Undecided

20%

450 votes

2.

And the inevitable age we'll hit where the world of cool no longer speaks to us can vary, but the consensus showed you can generally expect to feel out of touch by the age of 39 — the average age of really feeling uncool for all 2,000 people polled. What do you think?

I'm 39 or older, and I feel cool

26%

581 votes

I'm 39 or older, and I feel uncool

29%

627 votes

I'm younger than 39, and I feel cool

3%

58 votes

I'm younger than 39, and I feel uncool

2%

45 votes

I never thought about it or I don't care

40%

889 votes

3.

Which areas do you feel "in touch with"? Select all that apply

Food

42%

930 votes

Music

28%

607 votes

Social media

20%

442 votes

Movies

28%

608 votes

Tech

18%

390 votes

Slang

7%

151 votes

Celebs

12%

274 votes

Arts

11%

238 votes

Fashion

13%

289 votes

Literature

13%

276 votes

Not Applicable

34%

745 votes