They have real numbers, and they did not share. Several questions about it were included in the annual survey of 2021, but they chose not to share these numbers

They have real numbers, and they did not share. Several questions about it were included in the annual survey of 2021, but they chose not to share these numbers with the community, claiming "an over-abundance of caution" as their reasons. One possible stated consequence for sharing these numbers was "some anti-lgbt group finds the data, decides the numbers are significant, and starts targeting local Rust meetups". Now that the article claims that the numbers are "even terrible compared to the tech industry", this hypothetical consequence seems rather silly. See here for more information: https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vhvb4m/2021_annual_survey_report/idae8h1/ https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vhvb4m/2021_annual_su...