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Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by breezybottom »

BoxOfRain wrote: post #162
senko wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed Twitter has seen a resurgence among the (serious) AI crowd in particular. For example Bluesky (not to mention the fediverse) can get aggressively negative towards authors posting what seem to be pro-AI posts. Ignoring the political issues, my problem with Twitter is more prosaic: the character limit is too short for basically anything of substance. I really don't like the thread style it effectively forces. (O…

That's pretty much my one gripe with the general culture of the Fediverse, a lot of people have made opposition to AI in general part of their identities and it can be a little tedious to have discussions at times because of it.

Yes it must be hard reading views that are different from your own.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by andsoitis »

breezybottom wrote: post #171
BoxOfRain wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's pretty much my one gripe with the general culture of the Fediverse, a lot of people have made opposition to AI in general part of their identities and it can be a little tedious to have discussions at times because of it.

Yes it must be hard reading views that are different from your own.

> Yes it must be hard reading views that are different from your own.

The other thing is the sarcasm and smugness.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by alluro2 »

fssys wrote: post #107
ricardo81 wrote: post #69

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It would seem to be. Anyone under 35 seems to type things in multiple messages on message apps, rather than one :-)

This is a different phenomenon, sending one paragraph per message is tidy and also if the messages arrive in quick succession it implies this is off the cuff and free flowing conversation. It's native to the medium. Writing one sentence per paragraph on the other hand is an in-group signifier for a cult.

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Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by groundzeros2015 »

efitz wrote: post #135

I can’t stand the current trend in social media posting. It’s not writing, it’s crap. A few sentences. Alone. Incorrect grammar. Not sentences, just phrases. You’re supposed to think it has more impact. It doesn’t. If you can’t be bothered to write your own words on social media, then just don’t post.

LinkedIn shows me there are whole parts of our industry I never work with.

Long time programmers saw striver kids replaced computer kids. But their level of competency in technical companies is generally high. On the other side of the fence though is “the industry” which now employs a large part of the general population. And frankly they aren’t very smart in combination with not being a part of computer culture.

This has shown up on LinkedIn as “programmer influencers” who write in an extremely immature and unprofessional way, while also not saying anything interesting or smart. They write in ways I’ve never seen people write and it’s not AI or social media.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by encom »

matherial wrote: post #80
nip wrote: post #57

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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 .

You don't need to accept at random. I'm selective - I only connect with people I worked with or know well from the industry - and it's still 99% AI slop. Part of the problem is the tech industry. There's plenty of people trying to get rich quick in tech and LinkedIn is essentially made for them. I don't see it as much in other fields where most people don't imagine themselves building unicorn AI startups with VC mone…

I haven't logged into LinkedIn in over a year. My contacts are only people I've worked with or good friends (or that cutie from logistics)... people I've physically met and respect. I'd like to keep up with what's going on in their professional lives. The problem is my feed is full of garbage that they have engaged with. I don't care about levels deeper than the first.

LinkedIn is unusable, and wasn't even helpful at all in finding a new job.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by BoxOfRain »

breezybottom wrote: post #171
BoxOfRain wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's pretty much my one gripe with the general culture of the Fediverse, a lot of people have made opposition to AI in general part of their identities and it can be a little tedious to have discussions at times because of it.

Yes it must be hard reading views that are different from your own.

You can't have a very good discussion with someone about something they've made part of their identity in my view. I'm not an instinctive AI booster but nor am I going to bother engaging with people who believe a tool I use is ontologically evil. It's a poor use of everyone's time since there's no debate to be had.

This works both ways for what it's worth, I have parts of my identity which I simply don't see fit to make a discussion of since there is no ground to gain or concede.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by game_the0ry »

I used to have hi hopes for linkedin, that it would replace the resume and make the knowledge labor market more efficient. Instead, it became more like tiktok with the short form thirst trap girly boss "content" and hollow linkedin influencers posting ai slop. It just became more noise, but more "corporate."

X and insta are my go to social networks now.

Re: LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Post by UpsideDownRide »

breezybottom wrote: post #171
BoxOfRain wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's pretty much my one gripe with the general culture of the Fediverse, a lot of people have made opposition to AI in general part of their identities and it can be a little tedious to have discussions at times because of it.

Yes it must be hard reading views that are different from your own.

Apparently what's even harder is understanding what the other person is saying
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