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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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[–] grizzledgrizzly 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am 46 and started my career in tech but now work in another industry. I think it’s people with inquisitive minds rather than an age demographic. If there is something new and cool to check out in tech and it’s easy enough for busy people to understand I am all over it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree! That’s what brought me over here. I really didn’t like what happened over Reddit and just love trying new technology out. Been hearing about Mastodon and the Fediverse so I gave it a shot. The mobile apps were what sold me on this and have kept me here.

[–] grizzledgrizzly 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s how I found Reddit. Digg platform fucked around and found out. I hope the same for Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Man, such a shame this seems like a cycle. At least I hope it is anyways and that Reddit finds out. Love your Apollo avatar by the way.

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

Let's just hope the Fediverse doesn't fuck around.

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

Agreed. Hopefully it’d just be one instance messing around and we can just migrate to another one unlike how it is now with Reddit.

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

It's the "enshitification cycle".