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submitted 1 year ago by gamer@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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[-] Blazingflames6073@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm in my early 20s :(

I do want to try switching to linux though

[-] ddnomad@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Give Linux a chance, it is fun!

[-] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Same here!

Sticking to win 10 for now, but when it goes EOL I may do the big move.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

You should dual boot, or get a live USB of a Linux distro now, and acclimatise to the way things are done in Linux.
There's a lot of things that still need to be done through the CLI. Luckily documentation for Linux is one of it's strong points.

[-] crdz@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Spin up some distros in a VM and give a go it's fun to relearn how to use a computer again and having more control over what and how you want things done is amazing. I started playing with Linux and VMs in my teens and loved it and wanted to pursue a career in tech. Plus breaking things and fixing them is something I enjoy.

[-] Blazingflames6073@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, thanks got the advice. I'll try it in VM first then maybe.

[-] crdz@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it makes it easier if something breaks or you don't like it delete it and start again with something else.

[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My suggestion is to find some older laptop that nobody wants anymore and put linux on that. Dual booting is more PITA than its worth to just try it out, and you’ll probably run into issues with the clock which will make you frustrated. Also, having another working machine that you can look stuff up in real time while you work through issues is gonna be key. Def approach linux on the desktop as a challenge / puzzle and you will be accidentally and painlessly learning everything you need to one day be a sysadmin lol

this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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