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Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by gamer@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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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?

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[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hey! I'm all three of those 🤓

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I use Ubuntu btw

[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Pop! OS for me!

[-] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What flavor?

[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I actually wasn't aware that Pop!_OS had flavors. I'm on the original.

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Xubuntu but I'm using i3 so DE doesn't matter anymore

[-] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I rock Mate, cause I'm weird 😂. I tried i3 for a hot minute, but couldn't get used to it.

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

For newcomers, i3 takes a bit of time because it's radically different from how we are used to using our computers. However, if you force yourself to learn for a few hours, you'll like it. I, for example, can't stand to use traditional DEs anymore because they feel so slow :D

this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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