It might be interesting to test that hypothesis...
...by collecting some data. For starters, what is the age distribution of the Zone's population? Is it comparable to the general society? BTW, I've just turned 59. Perhaps someone could set up some sort of blind poll that would alow us to profile ourselves as a group, while maintaining our privacy. I'd be curious, besides age, how we rank by income, education, etc. I'm not interested in any particular individual, but the group stats could be very interesting, particularly compared to the national average.