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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] 1 points 1 year ago

Lots of zoomers are on Mastodon. They're in niche sexual communities

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

maybe everyone here respect more, looking more mature, giving the impression of older people

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

Accessibility, I find a lot of things still have issues on fediverse (especially the mobile app scene). Although I am atleast well under 30 if that helps break the stereotype haha.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Hmm, idk the communities I follow are pretty "normal" though and don't really fit in any of these categories…

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It's really hard to understand some things unless you try, and I don't really feel like I want to understand how a social media application works, I have better things to do

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Check

Check

Half check I have a Linux self hosting setup

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

what is blud wafflin about

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

What did you expect? It’s difficult to sign up for and participate in.

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

Not that I'm for letting it into the fediverse, but I wonder if something like Meta's Threads will end up with that other demographic given how marketing (and influencer marketing in particular) is especially effective on younger, less savvy audiences.

Lemmy by it's very nature is never going to do that. But then again, Reddit was never particularly hip; I teach at University and not even my nerdier students used that, let alone anything from the fediverse. That was all TikTok and Snapchat.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

yes, yes, and yes. Moved to the fediverse because my presence on data mining platforms like windows, twitter, google, etc is already minimal, so no point in letting reddit spy on me.

Is diversity really a good thing? I was on reddit before the great flood, and those days were better. I was on youtube before it exploded, and while there's more higher-quality content today, there are far more quality content videos that will never see the light of day because of all the restrictions. Even discord servers go to shit once too many folks join. Diversity for the sake of diversity is stupidity.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, maybe go back to Reddit or whatever teenage swamp you enjoy?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure women aren't that interested in free software or open technologies.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

I do not get that feeling at all! The opposite actually. Mostly seeing some dank ass memes that people you're talking about wouldn't be particularly enthralled by

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The demographics you described can understand why it's important to be part of the fediverse, so they come here.

Your typical npc walking down the street just doesn't get it, and they're fine with all the awful things that drive us away from mainstream social media.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you block 196 and all the other troll posts? Those feel like the <20 crowd.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, that why I blocked most of them, this is not a fucking Linux forum, you nerds, even if it operates on foss

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

nice shitposting!

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