alt Hacker NewsDo LinkedIn as well. I got rid of it earlier this year. The "I am so humbled/blessed to be promoted/reassigned/fired.." posts reached a level of parody that I just couldn't stomach any longer. I felt more free immediately.
N.B. Still employed btw.
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LinkedIn bothers me the least, even though it definitely has some of the highest level of cringe content. It's still a good tool to interact with recruiters, look at companies and reach out to their employees. The trick is blocking the feed with a browser extension.
Sorting the feed by "recent" at least gives you a randomized assortment of self aggrandizement, instead of algorithmically enhanced ragebait
I have a special, deep, loathing for linkedin. I honestly can't believe how horrible it is and I don't understand why people engage with it.
This. Linkedin is garbage, yet I still use it because there are no competitors. This is what happens in a monoculture.
You can have a LinkedIn profile without reading the feed.
This is literally how most of the world uses LinkedIn
I never understand why people feel compelled to delete their entire account to avoid reading the feed. Why were you even visiting the site to see the feed if you didn’t want to see the feed?