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Does it feel like the fediverse is exclusively used by older tech nerds? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by gamer@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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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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[-] StinkyDave@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] void_wanderer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Poiar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

YouTube ReVanced gang 😎

[-] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Firefox uBlock Origin Gang 😅

[-] Poiar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Poiar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] StinkyDave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just installed revancee. Thank you for this.

[-] instantaneu@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] K1wI@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

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

this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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