2011 Survey Results

Results of the 2011 LessWrong Census/Survey (1090 respondents) — the second survey, showing 650% two-year growth from 2009. A data presentation across demographics (89% male, ~86% white, median age 25, self-reported mean IQ 140), profession (33% computer science), politics (Liberal/Libertarian/Socialist), religion (~74% atheist-not-spiritual), Sequences-read and referral sources (HPMOR, Common Sense Atheism), and the canonical probability-estimate table (Many Worlds 56%, aliens, cryonics revival ~21%, simulation, global warming, x-risk) plus feared existential risks (bioengineered pandemic leads). Light commentary; fundamentally a data dump, valuable mainly as a longitudinal community snapshot.

Quality 51 · Solid. Solid (low). Competent, mildly interesting community data (notable mainly as the longitudinal baseline), but a survey dump with light annotation rather than an essay with insight or craft. Scored low per the survey-post convention. 51.

Claude’s paradigm shift 20 · Slight. Slight. Reports data, not ideas; negligible conceptual novelty. 20.

Real-world impact 2 · Minor. The 2011 LessWrong census results (notable as the longitudinal growth baseline); competent community data with light annotation, no material-world reach → RWI 2.