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Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year 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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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Is picking a server/federation too complicated?

Apparently anything beyond filling out a registration form is too complicated for a lot of people. Heck, even that seems to be too much for some people, hence the popularity of login with Facebook or Google features. Personally I'm happy to be away from people who can't figure out simple concepts. But, I'm the exact person you described in your post, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] Mononon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I feel like it's more convenience than simplicity that's the issue. Though, I'd argue that the whole federation thing is way more complicated than what most people would likely tolerate. I tried to explain it to my husband, and it was even hard to explain succinctly. Like, I'm sure someone has come up with a way to say it, but it's not as straightforward as you make it sound. At least, I don't think it is.

[-] hugegreenburger@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I always use the email analogy - you and a friend can be signed up with different providers but still communicate with each other. It's helped me explain the concept to a few people.

[-] Stylus2650@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Same here! I'm always surprised by people now refusing to consider the idea, just wanting one universal company/service. It's like they can make room for email in their understanding, but can't do that again today. 🤷‍♀️

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The email one is good. Someone I was explaining it to said "so it's like Napster for social media?". After thinking about it for a second I just said "yes! That's pretty close". It's not really like Napster, but that's a good enough analogy that they understood.