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?

  • @CiaocibaiEnglish
    157•1 year ago

    Yeah I’m in this comment and I’m not sure I like it.

    But it does take me back to the shift from Digg to Reddit. My Reddit account (16+years) was older than so many users on the site. Nuts to think about it. The vibe changed massively over the years.

    • @teamsterEnglish
      51•1 year ago

      Seconding everything in this comment. I jumped from digg to reddit during the HDKEY scandal, so 16+ years as well. I remember feeling unsettled as Reddit moved into the eternal September of the later years

      • @cerevantEnglish
        35•1 year ago

        I jumped Slashdot for Digg, so uh…yeah :)

      • TheWoozyEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        I too remember the September effect. It demonstrates that we are similarly decrepid.

    • BishopEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Fellow 16yr Redditor! Agreed with how it changed and become pretty meh.