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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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who else would know about a new type of social media tech that hasn't existed before?

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Teenagers somehow.

[–] micanite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

who else would use decentralized threaded forums

[–] user001@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I just joined lemmy and I am 20 and I am liking it here

[–] barnsbauer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Only" the first two apply to me as I blasphemously love Windows, but I somewhat agree with your observation.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

All true for me... except I haven't booted into my Linux install in literal months.

[–] Surreal@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Reddit started the same way and guess what happens once the mass started joining it

[–] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. Like you said, it's not a bad thing, but I do miss the energy younger people bring.

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'm neither cis male nor that old but I fit the other two demographics lmao

Might be that tech inrerested ppl are more inclined to switch to less used alternatives when they allow for a more free and open platform. Also the barrier of entry for those might be quite a bit lower than the average Redditor

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm 65, so practically everybody online seems young to me

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[–] what_is_a_name@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It’s not TikTok. That is for sure (the new hotness for teens). And so in the world of Reddit and Facebook the early adopters are … the people you describe. Mastodon seems a bit more diverse - since it’s branches from Twitter but Lemmy and Kbin is Reddit refugees and those are .. 30+ nerds.

[–] scuczu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

too many of you didn't have a something awful account and it shows!

[–] MixedRaceHumanAI@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lemmy keeps me from doom scrolling like what I did when I still had my Facebook and Reddit accounts, and fck me I'm 25. Some content from mainstream social medias are too noisy, too personal, too annoying, and too short for my taste, and accidentally watched and heard them from public places.

And, I don't consider myself a tech savvy.

[–] alien@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

~~30 years old or older - nope~~
tech enthusiasts/workers - ummm yea, both
linux users - yeah, on linux now

danggiitt.... 2/3

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