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?

  • trouser_mouseEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I think that tends to be the starting point, but the user base is expanding quickly and is becoming way more diverse. There are already plenty of users who don’t fit in that category, and I suspect it will continue to grow.