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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!

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[–] goryramsy@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As expected, mostly white which is unfortunate.

Well, as the graph shows before, it's also mostly U.S-based. Those are really good diversity numbers if you factor that into mind. Like, way better than expected.

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I just checked 2020 US census data (https://data.census.gov/table?g=010XX00US&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile) and that's unfortunately not true unless I'm reading the data wrong. It says that people who identify as White form around 61.6% of people in the US.

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[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing this, very interesting!

Also, shout-out to my 7 Danish homies! We almost made the graph! 😅🇩🇰

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Always love me some data porn. Thanks for this!

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I absolutely spent time on forums both before and after Reddit's rise. Including there was a forum that was effectively a role playing game world in webforum format. It was pretty dope. I also was doing telnet to muds long after it was cool.

[–] rancidity9480@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I tried to start a silly forum-based role playing game once. I wanted the entire board to just be classified ads for and by superheroes and villains. From the mundane to the spectacular. It's an idea that still makes me laugh at the possibilities.

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[–] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I understand the arguments given by many of us regarding why knowing the demographics is important. Maybe I shouldn't feel this way, but I bear the burden of having to deal with the crap that comes with being at the intersection of many of the categories that are discriminated against in real life, and reddit/lemmy was/is a place where I could engage with others while not having to shoulder most of that. So it bothers me a little that it is being brought up here too, albeit indirectly. On the other hand I can imagine how this would be different if there was actual discriminatory behaviour in beehaw itself.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice breakdown of users. I'm happy to see there are a number of people in my age group. I often feel like an outlier (pretty sure I'm the oldest person/token grandpa in two of my discord servers haha)

[–] trekz@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Hey nothing wrong with that! The best wine gets better with age. 🤌

[–] chloyster@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for posting the results! Glad to be a part of this community 😊

[–] karce@wizanons.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Very interesting! Thanks for running the survey and sharing the results.

[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Thank you for the awesome shiny charts, Lion 🥹❤️

Also thanks to everyone who filled out the survey, it's great to know who's around and to see that most Beeple seem to be having a good time!

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[–] alottachairs@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Cool Demographics! How should outreach be done?

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you happen to find yourself in diverse spaces you could tell people about the space. But otherwise, we're open to suggestions!

One thought that's already occurred is more dedicated efforts to grow communities that are useful to minority individuals or may attract them to use this site.

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[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for pulling this together, looks like it's generated some interesting discussion off the back of it (which, as a data analyst, is definitely considered a win).

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