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`

randomwizard @randomwizard@vivaldi.net

2/1/2026, 5:07:47 PM

Public

I was trying to formalize something I do not like about social media, but I can not put a finger on it exactly. I want to say it is performative in nature. It is a certain language that you do not usually encounter in real life conversation. Stuff that starts with...

There it is folks.
No doubt about it.
I can not stress this enough...
That's it. That's the post.
The crucial point here.
It's really this simple.
I'm calling it.

The phrases on their own are harmless really. But the above phrases are an indicator of what I am trying to put a finger on. It is some kind of tone. Maybe a moralizing tone?

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