Asklemmy

I am probably blowing the statistics way out, but I'm 71, a podcaster on three shows, no degree, no computer experience except personal, poor, living in a trailer, in Eastern Tennessee.

The median age seems to be much higher than other platforms if i had to guess its around 30-35. There are a good deal of tech people, Foss people and activists. There seems to be a balance of gender( based on nothing but vibes). Lots of lgbt people and communities.

There is a culture of creating art, technology and building spaces. There is a culture of inclusiveness and working together. Calling out bad behaviors in people, companies and governments.

Also cats and coffee.

I am only including the lemmy that is within my own federation. I am aware there is fringe communities of extremists and vile people but I've had very little interaction with them so I can't say how much of an impact they have on lemmy as a whole.

As a late gen x/"xennial" myself I've noticed there's proportionally more of us here than on other social media.

Tends to be left of centre even without factoring in the communistanarchistsocialist nexus, but also wider political range.

Tends to skew STEM.

Loves cats as much as the rest of the internet but proportionally loves FOSS more.

Strong rainbow presence.

People that miss forums

Think of it as the cool/bad kids’ table in the special-needs school cafeteria

I'm here for shitposting, anime titties, and saying disproportionately cruel things about rich people.

That’s a good question. From what I gather, Lemmy (and most of the Fediverse) is an alternative to something, with less focus on the money/advertising. So I would guess most people are looking for an alternative way to connect about common interests. And because it’s not the easiest path for social media, I would guess most people have a desire for agency/self-reliance.

And because the whole Fediverse seems to be a different way of approaching social connecting, it takes a little more understanding of computer technology, so I would also guess most people have a least a higher than average affinity for computer technology. Linux and Programming Humor are larger communities.

That said, I have enjoyed a somewhat active participation about woodworking, gardening, jokes, news, medical updates, etc. Like mentioned in another comment, the different instances will have somewhat different norms and practices.

Nice try Mr. FBI

More language diverse than Reddit, especially on language based instances. Shout out to the Germans who seem much more active than other languages (such as French or Spanish)

We are Reddit before it became... Reddit.

I'm 51 and have been neck deep in tech since I can remember. On Linux since RedHat Halloween. The fediverse reminds me of the early days of the internet when it was all Usenet, IRC, GeoCities, etc.

Since lemmy is decentralized, the demographics are going to vary greatly depending on the instance. You’d have to create a pretty generalized poll and then post to most of the major instances to get anything close to even a general read.

well for me:

• just passed 50 last month
• been kicking around 'PCs' since the vic-20
• buun using linux since Mandrake Helios (6.1)
• have self hosted all sorts (including email for nearly 10 yrs, not any more other than a relay for my lemmy)
• had a mastodon instance for about 2-3 years - but use mastodon.nz
• spun up my instance of lemmy just as the exodus started
• been into tinkering with electronics from childhood

I guess that puts me in the the tech group that seems very common here

other groups that seem well represented are the 'left' and lgbqt+

Reddit without the NPCs

I'm an Aussie in my early-mid 30s. I've been living in the USA for the past 11 years. I've been a software developer, mostly focusing on web development, since the late 90s personally and since the mid 2000s professionally. I was an early Digg user, moved to Reddit during the Digg exodus, then moved to Lemmy during the Reddit exodus.

I believe that people on the internet should own their platform, for example run their own blog or e-commerce site, participate in decentralized services like Lemmy, etc. Opera Unite was something I found very interesting in terms of allowing people to easily run their own decentralized stuff, and I'm kinda sad it never took off. I self-host things like email and DNS.

I'm a big believer in open-source software and released my first piece of OSS in 2005.

I love listening to people that are passionate about something and get excited when talking about it. Doesn't really matter what it is or if it's a topic I'm interested in.

I’m a guy whose high school credits weren’t going to transfer so I got my GED (no diploma) and took university classes for a couple years. I got a job in tech based entirely on being self taught. I’m a cis white male, so I’ve had a lot of structural advantages.

Here’s the really fucked up part: I now moved over to a gubment job because I was uniquely qualified. None of my peers could believe it cause I’m a socialist who loathes the USA political system. But a job’s a job and this one is cushy af.

2 cats and live with my partner. Musician (as a hobby). All that stuff.

I'm a southmerican engineering student, 19.

I'm on Lemmy and I'm also hyperopic. Therefore, Lemmy is a community with at least one hyperopic.

Gen Z weeb from FL living in CA for a couple years now, almost went the IT route and finished trade school but ended up just working a part time service job to have more free time at the cost of being poorer lol

56, in Alabama. Pharmacist. Use Pop!_OS on a System76 Darter Pro. I've never used Reddit but I'm a regular on Mastodon and Pixelfed. Also use X. No other social media.

Politics in !memes (even over non-political topics). Plenty of engagement in the comments. People want to argue like they're on twitter. Friendly comment sections on non-political posts (if it stays that way). Insert something to do with communism/the west here. Cross-instance posting provides variety. Active mods prevent abuse of the rules. High quality memes. High quality posts. High quality comment sections. The app you use dictates how good your interaction with the website is. (I recommend Voyager, my daily driver.) Lemmy's been better since the reddit exodus a few years ago. You could wait 2-3 days before new content hit your home page back in the day. Sub to communities you're interested in so its easier when you come back.

I'm an early 40s guy who moved north to get away from the city and live a more relaxed life in a small town. I'm liking it so far except the country music that my new job has on the radio but I'm doing more physical work again which is better for my health than sitting on my ass all day as a manager at my last job.