Fediverse

Uh... Eerily accurate.

You got me on the 2nd two points

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

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

what is blud wafflin about

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Hmm, idk the communities I follow are pretty "normal" though and don't really fit in any of these categories…

It's really hard to understand some things unless you try, and I don't really feel like I want to understand how a social media application works, I have better things to do

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Not that I'm for letting it into the fediverse, but I wonder if something like Meta's Threads will end up with that other demographic given how marketing (and influencer marketing in particular) is especially effective on younger, less savvy audiences.

Lemmy by it's very nature is never going to do that. But then again, Reddit was never particularly hip; I teach at University and not even my nerdier students used that, let alone anything from the fediverse. That was all TikTok and Snapchat.

What did you expect? It’s difficult to sign up for and participate in.

yes, yes, and yes. Moved to the fediverse because my presence on data mining platforms like windows, twitter, google, etc is already minimal, so no point in letting reddit spy on me.

Is diversity really a good thing? I was on reddit before the great flood, and those days were better. I was on youtube before it exploded, and while there's more higher-quality content today, there are far more quality content videos that will never see the light of day because of all the restrictions. Even discord servers go to shit once too many folks join. Diversity for the sake of diversity is stupidity.

Oh wow, maybe go back to Reddit or whatever teenage swamp you enjoy?

Pretty sure women aren't that interested in free software or open technologies.

How do you block 196 and all the other troll posts? Those feel like the <20 crowd.

I do not get that feeling at all! The opposite actually. Mostly seeing some dank ass memes that people you're talking about wouldn't be particularly enthralled by

The demographics you described can understand why it's important to be part of the fediverse, so they come here.

Your typical npc walking down the street just doesn't get it, and they're fine with all the awful things that drive us away from mainstream social media.