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?
Personally, I want the monoculture. I like forums, I like my carefully curated subreddits.
I detest mass market social media. The type of mingling and manipulation they encourage constantly creates a real fetid mire of an environment filled with bad actors creating literal industries profiting off of everyday misery.
The Internet was bliss before Facebook and Twitter.
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Personally, I want the monoculture. I like forums, I like my carefully curated subreddits.
I detest mass market social media. The type of mingling and manipulation they encourage constantly creates a real fetid mire of an environment filled with bad actors creating literal industries profiting off of everyday misery.
The Internet was bliss before Facebook and Twitter.
Couldn’t have said it better myself 👍.
But, a bit of diversity regarding communities is not a bad thing, as long as it’s not monetized.