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!
I wouldn't.
That is to say, don't try to make the space better by dragging in community members who on first arrival would be uncomfortable until their presence changes dynamics.
Rather, push back against the people who "don't see race" or think a lack of DoE isn't a problem.
Make the space flagrantly intolerant of explicit and subtle bigotry.
Learn what what micro and macro actions reinforce white supremacy and vocally reject them.
Change the dynamics first.
Bees know where to find flowers.
Asking a bunch of bees to hang out in your barren yard won't make flowers grow.
This is very well put, and I appreciate the response.
It's not enough to be "not racist", we must be anti-racist. As you put it, "flagrantly intolerant of explicit and subtle bigotry". I'm not up to the task to do outreach, but I can certainly do my part to plant flowers bees like. Thanks again.