#POSIWID
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #POSIWID from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-11-10 23:42 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-11-10 23:42 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #posiwid.
Live pulse
measured · mas.to (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-11-10 23:42 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~3612 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 14:00
Languages: English (40)
Avg boosts / post: 0.9
Top of the latest posts
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@EricLawton/117400940800145156 He's depleted military weapons supplies. He's made enemies of our former allies. He's had Hegseth fire 20% of the leaders in the military. Why wouldn't he want for the troops in Sa
@aspensmonster @gdinwiddie I do wonder to what extent they can be a force for good. I want to still believe technology can be that. However, if I let go of my once-youthful idealism, the reality is nearly always that new technology become j
In which I engage in heresy: The purpose of a system is NOT what it does: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/09/24/The-Purpose-Isnt-What-It-Does #POSIWID
What “posiwid” means
WikipediaThe purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a heuristic in systems thinking coined by the British management consultant Stafford Beer, who stated that there is "no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do". It is used in systems theory, and is generally invoked to counter the notion that the purpose of a system can or should be read from the intentions of those who design, operate, or promote it. When a system's side effects or unintended co
“The purpose of a system is what it does” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#posiwid across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #posiwid straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/posiwid