most of the fediverse is dedicated to mainstream “general interest” sharing and hobbyism requires a passion that usually doesn’t align with the mainstream.
the people who engage in hobbies share it fellow enthusiasts and they seek out niche places where it can be shared and, currently, the dominant niche interests on the fediverse are either technology, privacy, identity or politics. the mainstream doesn’t like any (especially the latter) so most ignore it at best or block it at worst and then complain that there’s no niche content.
so, the fediverse wants to avoid all hobbies?
most of the fediverse is dedicated to mainstream “general interest” sharing and hobbyism requires a passion that usually doesn’t align with the mainstream.
the people who engage in hobbies share it fellow enthusiasts and they seek out niche places where it can be shared and, currently, the dominant niche interests on the fediverse are either technology, privacy, identity or politics. the mainstream doesn’t like any (especially the latter) so most ignore it at best or block it at worst and then complain that there’s no niche content.