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Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by supriyo-biswas »

akshitgaur2005 wrote: post #33

A genuine question for the people here, I am just a college student so maybe I am missing something, but does anybody actually browse through linkedin? The only times I actually open it up is when either I did something that I would like to remember when I update my Resume at a later date, or when my friends text me to open it up and like their post :)

The trick here is to have connections that follow and like content that is worth following, ever since connecting with some peers in the database space, my feed is filled with things like new research, C++ performance optimizations, and the like, instead of management fables and feel good stories.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by mrd3v0 »

faangguyindia wrote: post #44

Most sites may end up destroyed by automation tools etc... I already no longer feel like posting on any website anymore.

People already posted this slop "by hand" before generative tech accessibility. In fact, generative models are good at it because they were trained on massive amounts of horse crap people posted and shared.

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Post by fasouto »

oefrha wrote: post #39

Too bad the thought leader is spewing 500 Internal Server Error. "Oops! Our thought leadership engine is experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again." isn't something I'm proud to post to Slack.

I created a similar tool a year ago -> https://infiniteutils.com/internet/linkedin-post-generator

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Post by magarnicle »

akshitgaur2005 wrote: post #33

A genuine question for the people here, I am just a college student so maybe I am missing something, but does anybody actually browse through linkedin? The only times I actually open it up is when either I did something that I would like to remember when I update my Resume at a later date, or when my friends text me to open it up and like their post :)

Yes, because I've banned myself from all the good sites.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by nip »

akshitgaur2005 wrote: post #33

A genuine question for the people here, I am just a college student so maybe I am missing something, but does anybody actually browse through linkedin? The only times I actually open it up is when either I did something that I would like to remember when I update my Resume at a later date, or when my friends text me to open it up and like their post :)

Most people randomly accept invitations on LinkedIn: "We're both humans, so I felt we should connect!".

But if you actively prune / curate WHO you add to your LinkedIn, you end up with a feed that is genuinely useful.

What you do need to know is WHY you want to use LinkedIn. It could be to find your next job, finding potential customers, or just keeping up to date with .

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by noelwelsh »

akshitgaur2005 wrote: post #33

A genuine question for the people here, I am just a college student so maybe I am missing something, but does anybody actually browse through linkedin? The only times I actually open it up is when either I did something that I would like to remember when I update my Resume at a later date, or when my friends text me to open it up and like their post :)

When Twitter imploded I expected technical discussions to migrate to Mastodon or Bluesky. What happened next shocked me.

Technical content appeared on LinkedIn.

Not just one or two posts. Tens of posts. Every day. Technical content from the thought leaders in the industry.

Yes, there was still corporate slop.

Yes, LinkedIn still mostly serves for self-aggrandisement.

But there were nuggets of gold, for those prepared to sift for them.

Seriously: LinkedIn is still mostly garbage. The quality of discussion is not great. But it has improved a bit, and given the fractured nature of social media at the moment it's somewhat viable to use it for technical content. It very much depends on the specific area. If you want to talk about the new hotness (e.g. using LLMs to write software) there is a lot. For more niche areas I expect other venues will do better.

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