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Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The mastodon and lemmy content I’m seeing feels like 90% of it comes from people who are:

~30 years old or older
tech enthusiasts/workers
linux users

There’s nothing wrong with that particular demographic or anything, but it doesn’t feel like a win to me if the entire fediverse is just one big monoculture.

I wonder what it is that is keeping more diverse users away? Is picking a server/federation too complicated? Or is it that they don’t see any content that they like?

Thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i had to actually READ about how to get this program to work and understand its nuances and stuff and research ways to even look at it or what is was

90% of people are def not gonna do that lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

if they can't then GTFO. (and I say can't knowing full well it means "don't feel like lifting a finger")

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's not actually that bad to have people who can concentrate for more than 25 seconds.