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?

  • TiffyBelle@feddit.ukEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    It feels very much the same type of people who were mostly hanging around the early Internet; BBS and IRC, etc. before “the general population” caught on and flooded the space.

    • leapingleopard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Have to dumb it down so conservative grandpas and hyperactive 5 year olds can all have a voice. That just takes time to flush out a bit.