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?

  • @WeirdfishEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I really need to sit down and practice what I preach, but let’s be the change we want.

    One day soon I’m going to go through my giant list of reddit subs, and recreate them here if they don’t exist.

    Even if they are mostly empty, at least show there is an interest, and give people a place to post.

    As a late 40s skateboard, r/oldskaters was a joy for me, and I’d love to see that and many other communities here.