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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[–] CifrareVerba@lemmy.world 284 points 2 years ago (48 children)

Gen Z Tech enthusiast here; I hope more Zoomers join.

The fact that a majority of even the older Gen Z (like me) have been reported to not understand file systems or general tech and internet knowledge is scary.

[–] skomposzczet@vlemmy.net 109 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (26 children)

Ikr, ever since I was kid I was told that I am part of generation that knows it's way around tech. Growing up and realizing that most of gen z can't comprehend simple IT related concepts was... disappointing.

Though at least they are aware that they need to remember their own passwords (looking at you boomers).

[–] illah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How much do you know about the inner workings of an internal combustion engine, yet do you still drive?

It’s a good thing imo that we’ve abstracted away the complexity of tech to make it more usable. It was a pain in the ass before (so says one of the “old” techies on lemmy haha)

[–] raktheundead@fosstodon.org 1 points 2 years ago

> How much do you know about the inner workings of an internal combustion engine, yet do you still drive?

A fair bit from a theoretical perspective, actually. I've got a copy of Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology on my shelf and I figure 50 years ago, I'd have been one of those people taking apart and putting together a motorcycle engine during the summer instead of figuring out how computers worked.

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