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?

  • @Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Funny observation, but admittedly I fit 100%

    I’ve seen people post about “understanding” Lemmy and the fediverse, and “figurring out” how it works, although it seems pretty straightforward. If this is a barrier for some people, preventing them from joining, I think that might be a benefit.

    I’ve seen statistics saying the dominant age group on reddit is around 13 years. I don’t mind teenagers participating, that’s good. But they shouldn’t dominate, if they do it becomes to much like a “follow me, I’m blind too.” community.

    It seems to me the debates here are better than on reddit. I hope we don’t lose that.

    • Rikudou_SageAEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      dominant age group on reddit is around 13 years

      That might very well be true, but it doesn’t match my personal experience at all.

      If this is a barrier for some people, preventing them from joining, I think that might be a benefit

      Let’s not pretend we’re somehow better people just because we figured out how Fediverse and Lemmy works.