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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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[–] crdz@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spin up some distros in a VM and give a go it's fun to relearn how to use a computer again and having more control over what and how you want things done is amazing. I started playing with Linux and VMs in my teens and loved it and wanted to pursue a career in tech. Plus breaking things and fixing them is something I enjoy.

[–] Blazingflames6073@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, thanks got the advice. I'll try it in VM first then maybe.

[–] crdz@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it makes it easier if something breaks or you don't like it delete it and start again with something else.