Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? - eviltoast

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?

    • HardlightCereal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      What’s wrong with old school forums is that they don’t have a proper UI for threaded discussions, every comment on a post is at the same level and you have to read it all in chronological order instead of in a flow that matches how people are talking to each other. Lemmy isn’t an old school forum, it’s a new school forum. Threaded discussions are awesome and way better for finding information or staying on your choice of topic.

      • jininjin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I can’t use old school forums anymore. It’s so damn specific and it’s limited to power hungry mods and their lackey’s. Lemmy seems like a good spot but it’s not fully adobted yet. Like the early days of Reddit.