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

submitted 2 years 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] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I left Reddit because I like browsing on my phone while pooping. They took that away from me.

If YouTube forces me to remove AdBlock, I'll leave that too. And if Windows 11 forces me to create a Microsoft account then I'm moving to Linux.

But yes I'm 39, I run a tech repair shop, but I'm not on Linux... Yet.

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

I just found out that someone made an alternative website from which you can browse YT. Its called Piped, check it out

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can also use Revancced on Android. Or Firefox with uBlock.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

YouTube ReVanced gang 😎

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

Firefox uBlock Origin Gang 😅

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

That's a nice gang. Does it also skip in-video ads?

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

Most of the stuff I watch doesn't have sponsorships. And for those that do, I always instictively fastforward. I just love my browser too much to use an app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

A roundabout way of saying no. I was hoping that sponsor block could be used in the browser

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Just installed revancee. Thank you for this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@StinkyDave i recommend NewPipe for youtube and ViMusic for yt music, both are FOSS

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

In before people start throwing Lin distros at you... Also the best Linux distro is Arch.