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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[–] AirZone@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well.. I'm 36 yo physician, an orthopedic surgeon resident. But I do LOVE tech&gaming. I want to switch from reddit because my favorite app boost stopped working and the creator is developing a boost app for lemmy. Oh and the official reddit app is just shit. I do hope lemmy will get bigger.

[–] ruffletuss@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow, it's great to hear from a fellow healthcare professional!

I'm a 5th year med student who switched to using lemmy once my favourite app, sync for reddit stopped working :(

I'm a huge tech nerd too and while I do love the culture here, I find myself occasionally wondering if there are any communities on lemmy focused on medicine and/or medical professionals.

Would you happen to know any that you could recommend?

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz -1 points 2 years ago

Also are waiting on boost 43yo engineer, automatic and industrial control...

[–] Crudman@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm normier than the listed demographics and find the Fediverse and it's associated jargon to be inline with 4 dimensional crochet in terms of ease of use

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[–] MrNemobody@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I thought Lemmy didn't collect info about me 🧐

[–] Kaleunt17@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I do not think that it is complicated to join or use.

But many do not care about privacy and centralization and hence will not leave mainstream platforms. Also the network effect is strong.

[–] Edvin73@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Well, we (old farts) know shit, kids are brainwashed nowadays.

[–] RubberColby@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Define "older" hahah

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[–] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm 3 for 3.

4 for 4 of you separate item 2.

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[–] CreeperODeath@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah I'm a 19 year old tech nerd With a pinch of Linux enthusiast lol

[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try stringing sshfs mounts around like cristmas lights. Bonus points if you can minipulate the files of the machine your sitting in front of by telling your remote computer to move a thing but is bound to send a command to yet another machine, etc... till the second to last one of them commands your own machine to move the file

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[–] ArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm 20, but if this is the case, and I've heard a lot of people saying Gen Z is not that good with technology though I haven't seen anything verifying that, then that's a bit terrifying, honestly. ~Strawberry

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[–] TrickyCamel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

22 years old prospective CS student here.

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[–] MrShankles@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well... damn. I'm mid-30's; Tech is (definitely) kind of a hobby of mine; and I use Linux for learning, experimenting, and... uhh, tech hobby stuff lol. I can solder a little, and sometimes it actually works!

Maybe it's because that cohort is the fastest to adopt. We grew up with a rapidly changing internet, we're kinda used to navigating the glitches/unfamiliarity, and it's just more familiar (to us) in a "back-to-basics" way. I feel like I've entered a nostalgic "place" that has become better since I last visited.

With Memmy for ios going full-live, the multitude of 3rd party apps at full throttle, and Facebook ready with "Threads" - this just seems like the first wave of what could be a hell of a storm. The content will increase and diversify, that's inevitable now.

The question is: do people want to be responsible for maintaining a user-controlled platform? Or would they prefer an operator help to connect us? We'll see, but I guarantee there will be some fresh af memes coming through here in the mean time, so no worries

Hell, while you're here... throw some of those old ass memes (or almost any pic you've got saved on your phone) onto !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Be the change you want to see and shit

Or don't, it's not like anyone can really judge you when you're anonymous... but you'll know. Months from now, when you're lying in bed, unable to sleep because you were complicit in the apathy; you'll wonder if it could have been different. You'll try to bury the intrusive thoughts and "what ifs", but you'll always wonder...

"Could it have actually worked? Might we have taken claim to a piece of independence in the future of world communications?!"

... and the thought slips away, as you mainline another 40 min of memes directly into you're neurotransmitter reservoir, for sustenance and maintenence

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

Oh yea. One additional demographic too--super excited young people. It's large.

It's just early-adopter types so far. We're not exactly what I would call a "major service" yet.

[–] FinallyDebunked@slrpnk.net -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, that why I blocked most of them, this is not a fucking Linux forum, you nerds, even if it operates on foss

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

We are always first on the new thing. It's completely normal growth

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

Buncha goddam commies too. Forgetting what economics system keeps them ass deep in Cheetos and mountain dew.

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