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Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by xnorswap »

guappa wrote: post #142
AmericanChopper wrote: post #110

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I absolutely cannot understand this perspective. I open LinkedIn to add somebody to my network, contact somebody, or look for a job/hire somebody, and for those things it’s really good. I don’t make any LinkedIn content, I don’t consume any of it, I don't struggle to ignore it entirely, and I don’t miss out on anything by doing so. Where exactly does it need to improve?

By default linkedin will send you emails when "one of your contacts posted something" or "someone opened your profile"; or even "someone wrote to you, open the website so you can read what they wrote". And basically if you don't open it for a few days it will send you some email to remind you it exists. They decided to keep people on it a-la facebook, rather than stick to what's supposed to do

I had linkedIn email me to tell me "someone wrote to you".

I opened it up and the "Message" turned out to be an advert for linkedIn premium.

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by TeMPOraL »

waihtis wrote: post #79
kelnos wrote: post #60

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> I stopped using Amazon altogether, I just request my brother to order stuff I want. So... you didn't stop using Amazon altogether.

the modern consumer in a nutshell: you can effectively ban them from your platform and they will still weasel their way back through the tiniest crack in the system. That chinese counterfeit junk amazon sells is just too lucrative

What else can they do? Check out from life? Or bankrupt themselves on principle?

Honestly, fuck on-line platforms and their arbitrary bans. In meatspace, you can't be just banned from a store, or a store chain, not without a criminal record at least. Sure, user accounts are governed by vendors' ToS, and any store can ban you from their loyalty card program for any reason, but off-line, those are all incidentals not required for completing a purchase. On-line, identity, security, and optional marketing crap got bundled together into a single "account". It's a historical accident that needs to get corrected, possibly by regulatory means, to harmonize it with the general expectation that the store can't refuse you service for extra-legal reasons.

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by nickdothutton »

5 AM. On my treadmill. Sipping on my favorite plant-based, gut-friendly health drink.

As I kickstart my day, I'm reminded how a healthy, thriving "ecosystem" is essential – both for me and the little people in my organization. Just like gut bacteria keep everything in balance, it's the insignificant little people and their micro-moments of trust, support, and empowerment that help our team thrive.

In People Operations, it's not just about strategy – it's about ensuring that every single person (yes, even the smallest gear in the machine!) feels valued, appreciated, and happy. When their needs are met, the whole system runs smoother.

Grateful for every, single, one of you who makes this place what it is. The work you do, no matter how big or small, keeps us all moving forward!!

#Leadership #PeopleOperations #GutHealth #HealthyTeams #ThrivingEmployees

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by konschubert »

mandmandam wrote: post #81
rnts08 wrote: post #75

We absolutely need a better platform for professional networking. A platform that's not filled with people who dislocate their shoulders trying to pat themselves on the back for some "inspirational" social media babble about the last time they managed to send an email.

God it really is heinous. However, I don't think it's a consequence of the platform, but of work culture. People are like that because it works , and it works because we're deep, deep into a headlong rush toward annihilation in the name of profit. The people profiting from destroying every public good - peace, pollution-free air and water and soil, housing, healthcare, etc etc - own basically everything. Our politici…

> deep into a headlong rush toward annihilation in the name of profit.

Poverty, illness and starvation are the default state of mankind and the fact that almost nobody lives in deep poverty any more is because people get up in the morning and work hard to produce value.

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by waihtis »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #152
waihtis wrote: post #79

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the modern consumer in a nutshell: you can effectively ban them from your platform and they will still weasel their way back through the tiniest crack in the system. That chinese counterfeit junk amazon sells is just too lucrative

What else can they do? Check out from life? Or bankrupt themselves on principle? Honestly, fuck on-line platforms and their arbitrary bans. In meatspace, you can't be just banned from a store, or a store chain, not without a criminal record at least. Sure, user accounts are governed by vendors' ToS, and any store can ban you from their loyalty card program for any reason, but off-line, those are all incidentals not r…

I'd get this sentiment if it was some super critical piece of living a fulfilling life, but amazon is a junk store which makes the whole situation absurd to begin with

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by blueflow »

p-e-w wrote: post #114
bitcharmer wrote: post #101

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But LinkedIn wasn't like that 10 years ago. It was what it was meant to be. To me it feels like TikTok culture infesting all types of social media. At this point LI is beyond saving but a serious competitor would have to be heavily moderated to stay clean which we all know won't happen.

> To me it feels like TikTok culture infesting all types of social media. Social media is and always has been a mirror of the real world. Today's dominant real-world culture consists of virtue signaling, vague pseudo-philosophy, toxic positivity, and a hyper-focus on group identity. You can see this every time you read the news, but you can also hear it when you just talk to random people. The trend towards that cult…

> Today's dominant real-world culture consists of virtue signaling, vague pseudo-philosophy, toxic positivity, and a hyper-focus on group identity

Its some people who do this, and these people absolutely dominate the internet world, but not the real world.

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by swores »

AmericanChopper wrote: post #147
attendant3446 wrote: post #135

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> look for a job > it’s really good It definitely is not. It probably has the most job listings for most markets, but the experience of looking for a job on LinkedIn is appalling. They recently killed the resume builder, which makes me think that job searching/hiring is a side feature of LinkedIn.

That probably says more about the market you’re in, or you as a candidate. Every time I’ve looked for a job on LinkedIn I’ve found one almost immediately, and the recruiters I know who most reliably have something for me I all met via LinkedIn.

Neither of your anecdotes is more than a single example, either one of you might be an unlucky exception or might represent 50% of users.

Re: LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat

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Post by MandieD »

eastbound wrote: post #49
coffeefirst wrote: post #36

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Yep, it would be a huge mess. This is what lead me to switch to Fastmail. If it's _essential_, it's probably worth paying for to ensure you have real support. It just so happens that Fastmail is also puts out an excellent product.

Fastmail is excellent, but for business purpose… they lack Google Docs, Meet, Drive, Chrome (so you have to create a Google account anyway if you want to save your Chrome bookmarks) and being the major SSO provider on the market.

Separation of concerns is a positive, in my book - I don't want my personal email to be mixed up in my file storage and document creation. I guess I'm old school like that.
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