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In the past decade, research suggests that testosterone levels have actually gone up[1].

[1]https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/why-are-testosterone-levels-risin...

> Obesity was also not controlled for, which is known to be strongly correlated with low testosterone.

I think there's some level of interest in that tech jobs are fairly cushy (can work from home several days a week, benefits are good) and most older SWEs usually have more of a passion for the field. There's also maybe more of a culture nowadays of continuing to work at least part-time through typical retirement age to keep your mind active.

With Harry Potter (and Star Trek, I believe) fanfiction, I think decline in quality has been typical for the last decade; the fanfiction from the 90s/early 00s is often of much better quality on average just due to the age + other factors affecting who was able to type up and post fanfiction online back then.