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?

  • SuddenDownpour@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    1 year ago

    I know how to use file explorer though

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

    • Ghostc1212@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      92·
      1 year ago

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

        • amelore@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Yeah I’ve heard this too. Both iOS and Android hide their file structure. But besides that most things are done online without files.
          So people who learn mobile or websites before computers use it less.

        • theolodgerEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

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

      • RoboticMask@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I also heard that. But is it actually the case that a significant number of people don’t use the file explorer (because they often use tablets/smartphones and not a desktop/laptop PC as main device, which is what I heard as reason) or is it just something people say?

        • Ghostc1212@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          The only reason why I know how to do anything more on a computer than what I needed for school and Roblox is because some of my hobbies require you to mess around with a computer. Even then, the most technical things I’ve done include modding video games (sometimes I go hackerman mode and edit a text file to change a modded hotkey) and downloading specialized software to play ancient Flash games or fix a KSP save. You can get around just fine online these days without even using a computer. Most of Gen Z just uses their phone.

    • LogarithmicCamelEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      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.