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submitted 1 year ago by gamer@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sounds like opportunity knocking to me. Why not start the communities you want to see here then they will already exist when others show up, and of course you will be the OG. Its a commitment I'm not gonna lie. edit: I see it seems you know this and are keeping reddit to help create a path, sorry. Leaving the post for others tho.

[-] acrobaticpenguin23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I were to start a community moderator tools would one use if necessary. Definitely don't want to pay for an app to do that though. Typically have been a compliant participator but not an overlord previously.

[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

mod tools seem fairly limited at present but I found this page describing what you can do now: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/04-moderation.html I'm still mulling over what niche I can fill myself - only just got here lol

this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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