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?

  • randint@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m under 20 years old (not gonna tell you the exact age), but both a linux user and a tech enthusiast. I strongly agree that the Fediverse needs people from all walks of life. Like Reddit. Personally, I think the key reason is that people don’t want to leave their comfort zone. “Hey, Mike, check out this social network called Lemmy!” “No, why would I use that? I’ve already got Reddit. That thing doesn’t even have a lot of users.”