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

YES

get off my lawn

[–] Julian_1_2_3_4_5@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

17 year old tech enthusiast here

[–] spark947@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think older sysadmins are the only ones who understand the DNS knowledge required to grok federation.

[–] MishaVanMollusq@sfba.social 1 points 1 year ago

@spark947 @quokka1
In its fullness

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

Doubt

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

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

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

30 is old now? Dafuq

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[–] 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

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

I think that's probably accurate, but it needs context. When I discovered reddit, I was a teenager and I just lurked for a long time. At the time, the typical redditor was closer to 30 years old and a tech worker. I was a lurker because I didn't yet understand how to write a thoughtful, worthwhile comment. So there might be some lurkers right now because of that.

All kinds of people gravitate towards conversation, but older users will be more comfortable engaging in conversations at first. Reddit is not a good place to converse right now. We just need to focus on building community and encouraging conversations.

[–] bighi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It does, yes.

And since lots of people in the Fediverse support blocking popular competitors, like people in Mastodon talking about blocking/unfederating Threads, I'd say we're making sure the Fediverse stays in obscurity forever. Never having a chance to become popular, never having a chance to convince people to leave proprietary platforms.

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

we are the kind to early adopt new stuff

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

I'm 65, so practically everybody online seems young to me

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