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?

  • taj@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I guess I’m all 3. I’m 39, tech enthusiast (tho I’ve long since given up on working in the industry), and have been using and occasionally contributing to the Linux community since the mid-90s.

    My husband is afaik, still just on reddit. idk if he’s moved to the official app on his phone (he was a rif guy for years) or what he’s doing tbh. But, he’s not really a geek 😁