Compiling this data was not as hard as I expected, let's go through the data and the shiny graphs!
Age of Beeple
Most are above 24! Seems we got an older average age compared to a lot of social media. It would be interesting to see how many came here with experiences from independent forums before Reddit.
Where Beeple reside
This one's a big graph. Though we can notice most people are from the US. Would be nice to see more countries represented though a big part of it likely has to do with language. (You will need to open the big graph in another tab, it's too big to show properly.)
Gender identity of Beeple
So, as expected, mostly men. However, less than expected which is nice to see. There should be outreach to at least equalize this.
Sexual orientation of Beeple
This is kinda surprising. It seems we managed to get a lot more LGBTQ+ people than expected considering most of you all come from Reddit - so this is nice to see. This is most likely because of our focus on a safe space.
Whiteness of Beeple
As expected, mostly white which is unfortunate. I think there's outreach to be done in that regard as well.
Neurodivergence of Beeple
We seem to have a really surprising amount of neurodivergent people! Definitely nice to see.
Beeple with disabilities
I.. have no idea how to interpret this data so I'll just say, shiny graph.
Beeple's awareness of the Fediverse
Most knew about the fediverse but still a good 20% had not heard about it so glad to see you all managed to find your way here!
How Beeple have been dealing with Beehaw
It seems most people feel relatively confident in their ability to use Beehaw and most people seem to enjoy it. That makes me really happy to see. Feels rewarding, feels good.
Conclusion
I wanna thank everyone for the feedback about the survey and its questions - we'll do better next time! I'm glad we did this survey because it shows the areas to work on in terms of outreach! Thank you all for your participation!
While I am really thankful of the effort the admins put into this survey and their focus on diversity, I'm also now aware of how much misplaced hope I had for a even diverser community. Sure, if we compare this to any social media or real life communities, these numbers are great, maybe? But in the end it still means to share a community with mostly (cis) men who I'm usually uncomfortable around. On reddit, I could just mostly ignore cis men by joining subs that had a different demographic. But here there are still so few spaces and so few people on beehaw that it isn't possible. As far as I'm aware, there isn't any space on beehaw where there are no cis men? I will stick around for a bit longer, but I'm not really super comfortable with this community :/
And as I already commented on the original survey and as the admins already answered as well, I was disappointed to not be seen as a trans person here.
We're explicitly a diverse space. If you need extra considerations because you're still unpacking trauma, I would highly suggest seeking offline spaces - lean on your community, access available mental health resources or ask for help.