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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[–] Lemmylefty@vlemmy.net 494 points 2 years ago (5 children)

“Older” “30 years or more”

HEY

[–] Ciaocibai@lemmy.world 117 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah I’m in this comment and I’m not sure I like it.

But it does take me back to the shift from Digg to Reddit. My Reddit account (16+years) was older than so many users on the site. Nuts to think about it. The vibe changed massively over the years.

[–] teamster@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Seconding everything in this comment. I jumped from digg to reddit during the HDKEY scandal, so 16+ years as well. I remember feeling unsettled as Reddit moved into the eternal September of the later years

[–] cerevant@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I jumped Slashdot for Digg, so uh...yeah :)

[–] TomFrost@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I jumped Fark for Slashdot :(

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

someone put this into the skeleton knocking on doors meme

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 2 years ago

Stop making us feel older than old

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sprinkle in some MetaFilter.

[–] Woozy@dmv.social 1 points 1 year ago

I too remember the September effect. It demonstrates that we are similarly decrepid.

[–] teh_bishop@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Fellow 16yr Redditor! Agreed with how it changed and become pretty meh.

[–] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago

Haha for real. My internal monologue: "Wait, 'older'? Aren't most of us in our 30s to early 40s? .....oh"

[–] Today@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣. Right?! Over 50. Not a tech nerd.

[–] jawbrakelong@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Came in to post something to this effect, you did it better than had planned out in my mind. Danke schön!

[–] SgtSilverLining@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm almost 30, and the youngest on my work team. When I mentioned I was going to be old at 30, they practically started a riot!

[–] LordXenu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I turn 30 later this year. All of the sudden everything hurts.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 5 points 2 years ago

Oh boy have I got news for you for the next two big round numbers

[–] MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When I mentioned I was going to be old at 30, they practically started a riot

I mean, to be fair, there's been riots for stupider reasons. But probably not many. 🤣