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Pretty much most Lemmy users are mollusks who are either 15yo skipping school or 35yo living in mom's basement.
No really, you're right, the reason this is never going to be a rival to reddit because this site network doesn't have the diversity sauce to actually bring in large scale users. Reddit didn't explode until they made it feel unified and comfortable for women and older people to join the conversations. This site is like reddit was about 15 years ago, a deep basement of nerdy little boys sperging out about linux and underground memes, the only difference is some of the communities here have a much further left slant and reddit appealed to... absolute scum incels and illegal porn traders.
Man, we just can't win. I'd love a site where they just check if you're a reasonable, sane adult before you can get in. Like how Somethingawful had a $10 gate at the front which kept the bullshit down, and when someone did decide to burn their $10, it was a public spectacle and they were driven in shame.... to form 4chan which is partially responsible for the destruction of democracy.
There were multiple attempts to gatekeep a nice community with a payment, but the majority of people today don't want to pay for anything. The only huge exception is Suicide Girls.
And it's the same everywhere! Lemmings like to talk about "enshitifications" and other bullshit, but the reality is that everyone is fine with slave labour and damage to the environment when jeans from Primark cost £15, but jeans from Hebtroco, made in the UK from UK garments and paying decent wages are £150+.
Cheap/free is the enemy of good.