alt Hacker NewsLinkedIn is Tiktokified social media brainrot disguised as serious work. „Hey - you‘re not wasting time, you‘re building your network and gather industry knowledge!“
LinkedIn is full if so called professionals who make a living by leveraging their brand. If you‘re not one of them, leave
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Most people don’t log in to LinkedIn to check the feed. They don’t interact with the feed at all.
It’s used for keeping contacts, having your online resume in a standard place, and maybe messaging people.
The feed is a sideshow. It enrages a lot of people because it’s full of slop, but you need to treat it like almost everyone else: Ignore it. It’s a sideshow.
Kind of. I've had a strict policy since LinkedIn launched of only connecting with people I've actually met and had at least some meaningful conversation with. Most of my contacts are former work colleagues. I think this makes my feed and audience a bit less spammy and grifty.
I use it as write-only media and I had an okay experience. I have met a lot of people IRL through LinkedIn.