Tildes Demographics Survey, 2024

As always, this is completely unofficial and not approved or run by @Deimos or his shadowy council of lizardpeople. (I know what you truly are, @cfabbro.)

All questions are completely optional. Most drop-down answer fields allow you to create new answers, so be sure to use that functionality if need be.

Data will only be released in aggregate to the public; full survey data may, at @TheMeerkat’s discretion, be shared privately with trusted members of the Tildes community (but not outside of it). If this happens, the trusted member(s) must also agree to not share the full data publicly.

I have read and understood the preceding paragraphs. If I check this but later complain about something they clarify, lightning will come from the sky to strike me down. *

I will be completely honest, upon penalty of aforementioned lightning doing aforementioned striking down. *

What’s your current age?

What’s your gender?

Female

Male

Other

The two binary options should be interpreted as “at least 50% of the time.”

Do you identify as transgender?

Yes.

No.

Do you wish to clarify or elaborate on anything regarding your gender?

Please leave blank if the answer is ‘no.’

What is your sexual orientation?

Who you want to sleep with.

What is your romantic orientation?

Who you want to date.

Do you identify as having a disability?

Yes

Please check this box if you identify as a “plurality” or a “system.”

If you don’t know what this means, the answer is no; just leave it unchecked.

Are you a parent or legal guardian to any children?

Yes

Biological, stepchildren, and/or adopted all count.

Which country do you currently reside in?

Disputed territories are included.

You can only select one option, which I understand does not necessarily reflect everyone’s experience. If you currently reside in more than one country, please choose your “primary” or “preferred” country of residence.

How would you define your race/ethnicity?

Working in the medical field has taught me that making this anything other than a freeform text box is pretty much worthless.

How would you define your religion?

What’s your highest level of education?

Did not finish secondary education

Secondary education (high school, etc.)

Technical/Vocational Training or Certification

Post-Secondary diploma (Associate, etc.)

Undergraduate degree

Postgraduate degree

Doctorate/Advanced Professional Degree

What’s your current employment status?

What’s your current job role(s)?

Please leave blank if you are not currently involved with any job.

Please be as succinct as possible (without losing detail).

What languages do you fluently speak, other than English?

There are ~7,000 extant languages in the world, so please forgive my not listing them.

How would you describe your socioeconomic status?

Relative to your country, where would you place yourself on the socioeconomic “ladder”? 1 is significantly below the average, 3 is average, 5 is significantly above the average.

How actively do you participate in politics (voting, advocacy, etc.)?

1 is not at all, 3 is somewhat, 5 is very actively.

How positively do you feel about your living situation?

Please rate your personal, subjective satisfaction with your current living situation.

From left-wing (1) to right-wing (5), where would you place your political beliefs on this admittedly flawed axis?

If you wish, elaborate on/describe your political beliefs here.

Please leave blank if you do not wish to do so.

Which desktop operating systems do you currently use on a regular basis?

Even if you regularly use multiple, which would you consider your “primary” mobile operating system?

Do you believe generative AI is making society better or worse?

Better.

Worse.

What’s your current satisfaction with Tildes as a whole?

Do you wish Tildes was more/less active?

More active.

Less active.

Neither; it’s just right.

How many days in an average week would you say you check Tildes at least once?

Some of you may have highly variable usage, in which case, just go with ~vibes~. Trust your heart, and it shall never lead you astray… or something.

What do you like most about Tildes, thus far?

What do you like least about Tildes, thus far?

What is the most pressing missing feature/‘pain point’ for you about Tildes in its current state?

How many years have you been using Tildes?

Use banker’s rounding to the nearest whole number. 0 is a valid answer.

Which theme do you use for Tildes?

If you use more than one depending on device, please choose whichever you would consider your “primary” theme choice.

White

Solarized Light

Solarized Dark

Dracula

Atom One Dark

Black

Zenburn

Gruvbox Light

Gruvbox Dark

Love Dark

Love Light

Nord Dark

Nord Light

I use a custom theme through Stylus/etc.

Which other social media sites are you currently active on? Please select all that apply.

Remember: you can create new answers.

Do you think Tildes is heading in the “right” direction or the “wrong” direction?

1 is wrong, 5 is right, 3 is an emphatic shrug of the shoulders.

Has your usage of Tildes increased or decreased from when you first joined?

Increased.

Decreased.