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?

  • HopperMCS@twisti.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, the first companies to support Linux clearly saw it had a shit ton of money. If it’s a good idea, the right people will pick it up, even if we’re dead by the time it happens.

    • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Linux was definitely a very niche product for a very long time. Right until companies started investing heavily and it because a multi billion dollar industry. Just look at its alternatives which came out around the same time like FreeBSD etc. Where are they? Dead or living in obscurity.