LotR and subgroups

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

In Finland, LotR fans are mostly found among heavy-music listeners, computer geeks and hippies, though I think there were both more hippies and hippie-LotR-fans say twenty to forty years ago.

What does 'heavy-music listeners' mean exactly? I think that I know but I'd rather be sure.

And though I use a computer daily, can code a bit and tear one apart (just enough knowledge to be dangerous ), I would not consider myself a computer geek. Once thought that I was a total nerd, but then went to a "Star Trek" convention, at which time I realized that I was trending more towards normal. The fact that I'm married and have children places me closer to the norm than the geek label.

Hippies!?! I love tie-dyed shirts, as nothing hides the stains acquired when my children decide to clean their hands on 'daddy's shirt,' but am definitely not into the hippy lifestyle at all.

Though those that read may be considered more geeky than football starry, I'd think that you can find Tolkien readers across many demographics.