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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] 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know what you're talking about, I'm just your average Hollywood celebrity here to promote my new movie "Barbie", only in theaters July 21st.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I like to think we're all here like "hah hah, look it's Margot Robbie" and in a wild turn of events, find out that it actually was all along

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one will ever believe you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

omg I've been noticed by the Margo Robbie ;)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi! It's "Margot" by the way.

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

Hi "Margot", I'm Colonel Sanders.

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

Thank you for your service in the Great Chicken War, colonel.

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

All in a day's work citizen!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There has to be at least one celebrity that would rather be surfing the fediverse than doing celebrity stuff with other hot celebrities. I would be shocked to find out it was Margot Robbie, but not shocked if it was Nicholas Cage.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, we did try to get Nic Cage to play a Barbie, but apparently there are roles that even he won't do.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is where the illusion falls apart because Nic Cage would totally play Barbie.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's what we all thought too, I for one was pretty disappointed.

Maybe you can ask him to play a Barbie in the sequel?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I know George Takei is on Mastodon, I'd love to see what celebs make it to Lemmy

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

I'm pretty sure it's legit

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

It's fun seeing your username pop up in so many things.. been a while since I regularly happened upon comments from the same folks over and over all over a site.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's interesting phase on fediverse, not hard to be well-known right now. I've certainly remember some usernames from seeing them at unrelated communities in different instances and they're aren't even trying to be popular, just leave thoughtful comments a lot.