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`

Gabriel @gabriel@fedi.libresolutions.network

12/22/2025, 2:54:09 PM

Public

This is a pattern that's hard not to find almost everywhere these days.

Counter-gangs.

The strategy goes like this:

First, find organic groups of discontents with legitimate grievances against the system.

Then, among those groups, find the most dishonest, opportunistic, deluded, and/or radical actors—the ones who have almost no possibility of maintaining public support over the long haul.

Fund those groups, directly or indirectly, ensuring that they dominate the conversation. This forces more reasonable and/or intelligent players to spend their time fighting for legitimacy against the nut bars.

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