Shameless Work Influencers Are the Bane of LinkedIn

Post by unishark » Sat, May 29, 2021, 11:48 AM UTC

alkonaut wrote: post #20

Just like Facebook: ignore the ”newsfeed” part, and the rest of the service is pretty decent. For Facebook that means e.g using the events functionality. For LinkedIn that’s private messages and network graphs (“do I know someone at X company”). The “feeds” that are front and center on both sites is the worst feature and in no way necessary for using the service. It’s their easiest method of ad delivery though, which…

Post by 0_____0 » Sat, May 29, 2021, 11:53 AM UTC

abhishekbasu wrote: post #34

I often wonder if LI is trying to do too many things at once. At this point it hard not to come to the conclusion that it promotes certain types of behaviors. The problem is that if left laissez-faire, the feed will not attract folks who abhor work influencers. So, perhaps they need to ask who they are really targeting? For generic work-banter, an app like Blind seems to cut it better. Given the anonymity, it is able…

Post by alkonaut » Sat, May 29, 2021, 11:58 AM UTC

unishark wrote: post #41

alkonaut wrote: post #20

Just like Facebook: ignore the ”newsfeed” part, and the rest of the service is pretty decent. For Facebook that means e.g using the events functionality. For LinkedIn that’s private messages and network graphs (“do I know someone at X company”). The “feeds” that are front and center on both sites is the worst feature and in no way necessary for using the service. It’s their easiest method of ad delivery though, which…

Every time I try to use Twitter to follow interesting companies I get annoyed and quit because of the same garbage. I've been thinking it's an age thing, where people with better eyesight than me or who grew up looking at low SNR information like that can filter through it more easily. They need to put ads and suggestions and such nonsense off to the side and attract your eye by being worth looking at, not inline pre…

Post by takkiinvincible » Sat, May 29, 2021, 12:03 PM UTC

truth_ wrote: post #22

I find LinkedIn really cringy. And I haven't seen ONE post there that actually added value to my life. It is also toxic as hell. But I know people who got employment offers from LinkedIn. So it adds value in that sense. I just mute and block those influencers. And check LinkedIn maybe twice a week. One of the things I cannot find any excuse for is how fake people are. They are behaving in a fake manner even when they…

Post by takkiinvincible » Sat, May 29, 2021, 12:08 PM UTC

throwaway894345 wrote: post #31

k__ wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Guess, it's like Twitter. If you follow the right people you get good content. The only thing bothering me on LinkedIn are the recruiters and that got much better in the last years. Most of the time I use it to stay in touch with old co-workers and to syndicate my articles, which sometimes (2-5 times a year) leads to new clients.

You can indeed curate, but I definitely get the vibe that cringe is the default mode on LinkedIn (which is still strictly better than Twitter’s default mode, toxicity).