I was ready to argue that we're not all older, but apparently I'm in that category. I'm not very tech literate or use Linux, though.
I think someone else got it right. Younger people didn't live through dial-up and the old internet. They grew up with polished apps and fast loading websites. They're used to convenience.
It can be intimidating to join the fediverse. I was intimidated and still a bit confused. It's not something I'm familiar with in the slightest. I'm not scared of challenging myself to learn something new in tech, though, because of the generation I was born into. We grew up experimenting with the crunchy internet and awkward technology.
Remember that many people didn't get on Lemmy/Kbin until July 1st. The July stats will be much more indicative of how many people left or cut down their use.
I get so hyperfocused that absolutely nothing else is in my brain. After a certain amount of time, if I have to get up and shift focus on something else, my brain is done for. The mental exhaustion hits me. Occasionally I feel the onset. I can definitely relate.
It boosts the comment because of the algorithm. I don't know if people do it knowingly when commenting "this" or "underrated comment" but it does have an effect.
Remove the space before the @. Anyone who clicks on the links who isn't from lemmy.world will get a 404, or they will be directed to the wrong community if one exists on their instance.
The admins of .ml are tankies. The letters don't reference a place, they reference a couple of communist leaders who the admins are fans of. I'm surprised that more people aren't aware of that on this platform.
If you're bi/pan, too, I send my prayers🙏