Where are the young audiophiles?

Check out /r/audiophile on Reddit to see what the younger crowd is into. There’s a lot of folks into good budget stuff, but there’s a strong streak of that Audioholics / measurement-first, qualitative-listening-never attitude that can be a bit insufferable (there is a non-trivial number of people there who insist that all DACs sound the same, differences between amps are minimal, high bitrate MP3s sound as good as lossless, and that cables don’t make any difference).

It is i am 50 years old and one of the youngest i have ever met sad state of affairs.

First of all OP, where did you get the 95% statistic? Beyond that, you sound like this issue is all new to you. It's been a fact for quite a while, but I don't believe the market or the suppliers will dry up. The high end will survive somehow.

We are here, and, on other platforms mentioned above. Vintage gear blended with digital says it all. Your generalization also only applies to US demographics. 

I’m 45.  Just a baby. Some of the members on here remind me of less cool versions of my dad. Not exactly appealing discourse for younger minds. Also, you need cash and space for this hobby. It generally takes a few years to get both.