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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] -3 points 1 year ago (1 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.

[–] cats 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

calling other people NPCs is so unbelievably cringe I can’t believe you aren’t still on Reddit or instagram

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Likewise for cringe so look in the mirror

[–] cats 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s like comparing still saying “radical” with sniffing other peoples butts in public

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] cats 0 points 1 year ago

oof bud, tellin on yourself there