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

I'm 21 and even I feel old lol

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

23 year old Nix user...

[–] aux 2 points 2 years ago

In 10 years
Check
Check

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

Woo im glad to see so much diversity.

On a side note, I feel attacked.

[–] HaleEndGrad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

23 y.o. Indian medicine student(somewhat reluctant). Tech enthusiast(😮‍💨). I hate the official reddit app.

[–] manofdiamond@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

fail
pass
pass

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I feel not nearly as much on Lemmy, but for Mastodon 100% yes. It's actually exhausting talking to them lol, they're so boring.

[–] Xepher@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Hey, I'm not using Linux... on my desktop

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

Is picking a server/federation too complicated?

Yes, but because 90% of the fediverse is older tech nerds, good luck getting them to acknowledge it.

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

I would like to get more crafting content on here but tbh most of my friends from that stuff still use Facebook, never mind anything newer. They'll be ready for Fedi by about 2045 if we're lucky.

In the meantime getting to hang out with a load of likeminded nerds does in fact feel to me like a win.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm a bit under 24, have the limit of my tech skills being the ability to install and sometimes troubleshoot minecraft and Skyrim mods, and have never used Linux (I've thought about it admittedly, but ultimately didn't switch to it as it doesn't look to be compatible with my vr system.)

So there are some of us here that don't fit that demographic. From talking to some of my friends though, even the idea of having to pick an instance understanding federation/defederation has been hard to explain to some, doable but they generally prefer things that are self explanatory enough to not have to be talked through them. I've tried the whole email analogy but to be honest most of them don't use email that often anyway.

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

I resemble that remark! Dang, you might be right. If so, well ... that's good and bad as others have said. Can we do surveys on Lemmy?

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

Well heck, that looks like me. I was thinking about running back to Fidonet.

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey! I use Windows. And because I choose to. And I really dislike any unix-like systems to put it mildly.

The rest fits.

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

FWIW, someone on my Mastodon TL suspected the same thing and made a poll regarding the users age. About 850 people voted and 63% turned out to be 30-50 years old.

Here's the toot in question. In Spanish tho https://mastodon.social/@batmanyyo/110668830560740847

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