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?

  • @jtskywalkerEnglish
    10•1 year ago

    Hey, I’m still in my 20s… for another 3 weeks. Also, Software Engineer for over 10 years…

    For me, I really miss the old school internet forms where it was all just people nerding out about the same stuff and providing useful information because they cared about the interest and the community.

    Reddit used to be like that but now it’s like any other social media platform.

    Everything is becoming algorithm driven endless scrolling packed with ads and promoted content with very little focus on the community and actual information. It is just an app you use when you want to turn off your brain.

    I’m brand new to lemmy and stuff like it but I’m hoping to find something closer to the classic internet. Not sure if that’s what I’ll find here but reddit sure isn’t that any more, and hasn’t been for a while

    • @baked_teaEnglish
      6•1 year ago

      Based on what you described I think you’ll like it. Been here since the first so over a week but for now it’s getting the original reddit vibes

    • I Cast FistEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      You might also want to check neocities for that mid-late 90s internet feel