Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Frank Davies @fd93@fosstodon.org

1/29/2026, 5:08:25 AM

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@WtebbensWouter Tebbens ⁂ Was talking about Spotify with colleagues and even at the usual rate it seems like it would be more worth it for small artists to not upload to Spotify since you'd likely be undercutting what you could make selling tracks on e.g. Bandcamp + social media.

If you want to grow your audience then Spotify might make sense but only if you know that you're undercutting yourself in hopes of growth. Even then, having a cult following may be more powerful.

Should small artists boycott Spotify?

Frank Davies @fd93@fosstodon.org

1/29/2026, 5:10:25 AM

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@WtebbensWouter Tebbens ⁂ (fwiw the same probably applies to any marketplace or platform for creators; unless you want massive scale, you might be better off managing your own distribution channels)

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