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Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by gamer@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Nyanix@lemmy.ca 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

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one will ever believe you.

[–] Nyanix@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi "Margot", I'm Colonel Sanders.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ColonelSanders@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

All in a day's work citizen!

[–] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 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.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 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.

[–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 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?

[–] Nyanix@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

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

[–] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure it's legit