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?

  • MrShankles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Well… damn. I’m mid-30’s; Tech is (definitely) kind of a hobby of mine; and I use Linux for learning, experimenting, and… uhh, tech hobby stuff lol. I can solder a little, and sometimes it actually works!

    Maybe it’s because that cohort is the fastest to adopt. We grew up with a rapidly changing internet, we’re kinda used to navigating the glitches/unfamiliarity, and it’s just more familiar (to us) in a “back-to-basics” way. I feel like I’ve entered a nostalgic “place” that has become better since I last visited.

    With Memmy for ios going full-live, the multitude of 3rd party apps at full throttle, and Facebook ready with “Threads” - this just seems like the first wave of what could be a hell of a storm. The content will increase and diversify, that’s inevitable now.

    The question is: do people want to be responsible for maintaining a user-controlled platform? Or would they prefer an operator help to connect us? We’ll see, but I guarantee there will be some fresh af memes coming through here in the mean time, so no worries

    Hell, while you’re here… throw some of those old ass memes (or almost any pic you’ve got saved on your phone) onto !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Be the change you want to see and shit

    Or don’t, it’s not like anyone can really judge you when you’re anonymous… but you’ll know. Months from now, when you’re lying in bed, unable to sleep because you were complicit in the apathy; you’ll wonder if it could have been different. You’ll try to bury the intrusive thoughts and “what ifs”, but you’ll always wonder…

    “Could it have actually worked? Might we have taken claim to a piece of independence in the future of world communications?!”

    … and the thought slips away, as you mainline another 40 min of memes directly into you’re neurotransmitter reservoir, for sustenance and maintenence

      • MrShankles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Idk, I haven’t used Connect. I used Jerboa, Liftoff, and then Wefwef. I’ve been sticking with Wefwef now because it seems to work well, but I still switch to Liftoff if I’m experiencing some technical issues and want to see if it’s the app or the servers.