Hackers' Pub

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`

New_ Public @wearenew_public@mastodon.social

6/26/2025, 2:06:59 PM

Public

What is “prosocial” tech besides the opposite of antisocial?

This blueprint from the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion lays it out pretty clearly: where antisocial tech often damages our social fabric and communities, prosocial tech aims to actively build up healthy digital ecosystems.

https://techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/from-harm-to-health

A comparison table with two columns contrasting "Antisocial Tech" (left, in light blue) and "Prosocial Tech" (right, in light orange/yellow). The table has 5 rows comparing different aspects:
Monetization: Antisocial tech operates as data brokers and advertising platforms, while prosocial tech operates as public services designed for the common good.
Metrics: Antisocial tech uses indicators such as daily active users, clicks, and time on platform, while prosocial tech uses indicators such as user-reported satisfaction and intergroup communication.
Data: Antisocial tech involves minimum privacy and maximizing data collection, while prosocial tech maximizes privacy, minimizes data collection, and employs Privacy by Design.
Recommendation Systems: Antisocial tech amplifies highly emotional content, incentivizing outrage and divisive content, while prosocial tech amplifies trusted sources and incentivizes areas of agreement between groups.
UX Design: Antisocial tech reduces human agency with manipulative design tricks to maximize user engagement and unintentionally undermines social cohesion, while prosocial tech maximizes human agency and control over user experience and is designed to enhance social cohesion.

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