Astral Codex Ten Podcast

ACX Survey Results 2025

Feb 10, 2025

Delve into compelling insights from a massive community survey, revealing shifts in political views and health perspectives post-COVID. Discover intriguing trends towards crime, homelessness, and even changing attitudes about Trump. The discussion takes a dive into cryptocurrency use among respondents, paired with personal transformative journeys through ayahuasca. This thought-provoking analysis encourages listeners to explore the complex motivations behind these experiences, all backed by engaging visual data and access to comprehensive results.

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Quick takeaways

The ACX survey reveals a notable increase in Donald Trump's favorability, indicating a potential political rehabilitation among respondents despite previous low ratings.

Participants expressed a complex perspective on social issues like shoplifting and homelessness, illustrating a community desire for both public safety and compassionate solutions.

Deep dives

Trump's Image Among Respondents

The survey reveals a significant shift in the perception of Donald Trump among participants, with 62% rating him at the lowest level of favorability and only a small percentage giving him high ratings. However, recent data shows an increase in Trump's favorability, rising from 4.3% to 7.4% year-on-year among respondents. This change may reflect a broader political rehabilitation of Trump in the eyes of the survey takers. Such results could provide insights for political analysts, like Richard Hanania, who may integrate these findings into discussions about elite human capital.

Insights from the 2025 Astral Codex 10 Survey

11min

Insights into Cryptocurrency Use and Ayahuasca Experiences

4min

Thanks to the 5,975 people who took the 2025 Astral Codex Ten survey.

See the questions for the ACX survey

See the results from the ACX Survey (click “see previous responses” on that page1)

I’ll be publishing more complicated analyses over the course of the next year, hopefully starting later this month. If you want to scoop me, or investigate the data yourself, you can download the answers of the 5500 people who agreed to have their responses shared publicly. Out of concern for anonymity, the public dataset will exclude or bin certain questions2. If you want more complete information, email me and explain why, and I’ll probably send it to you.

You can download the public data here as an Excel or CSV file: