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?

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[–] kronicmage@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

23 year old Nix user...

[–] SapienSRC@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Completely agree, and I fit all three on the list. While a lot of new users have come in recently, the fediverse isn't as mainstream as the centralized services that everyone knows about. Also, young people will sign up for services they're friends are on.

[–] Janus67@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I gall into most of those categories.

That said, I still have a hard time dropping reddit until a network effect happens here or the multi-feddit stuff can start combining same-named subs across the fediverse.

I spent most of my time on Reddit looking at: various sports,cooking, finance (pf, investing, bogleheads), IT (sysadmin, vmware, homelab), gaming (console and PC and specific game subs), and PC hardware subs. (Plus some for sale places).

I wasn't really one to do much OC, but would participate in comment threads fairly often. I think lemmy/fed has potential, but it's going to need to be simpler for the average person to get logged in and just see the content they want with out jumping through a bunch of searches and hoops.

[–] phamanhvu01@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm 21 and even I feel old lol

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Currently interning as software engineer and typing this from a Linux machine. I'm Gen Z though.

[–] A10@kerala.party 1 points 2 years ago

This group also intersects with people who give a shit about.

[–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Doubt

[–] yarr@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

YES

get off my lawn

[–] fmhy_user7214@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

!lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

!196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[–] open_world@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You got me on the 2nd two points

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

2/3, and linux-curious so yes

[–] Marxine@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Uh... Eerily accurate.

[–] onionbaggage@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I feel personally attacked.

[–] GallantTheKnight@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The Fediverse is still relatively "new" (in the sense that it really started gaining traction a few years ago) and the type of people you mentioned are just the first to know about it.

If we get enough support and the big problem social networks crack we'll probably get a more diverse crowd later on. I doubt the Fediverse will become mainstream but it's definitely more known now and becoming more popular.

[–] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

2/3 here. But hey it's not too different compared to reddit in its first years

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm actually part of the last two groups but I've also noticed that most people on the fediverse seem to be from an entirely different generation than me

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