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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know how to use file explorer though

What are the kids being taught that this is worth mentioning???

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to what I have heard, other elite hacker skills that are at risk of getting lost in the younger generations include searching on Google and using e-mail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Gen-Z doesn't even know there is more than one search engine.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk I just heard that apparently knowing how to use file explorer is considered impressive in modern CS classes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What in the actual fuck

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, computer literacy seems surprisingly rare in the younger generations…