Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed Wages

Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by andrewla on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:30PM (#16775211)

I feel comfortable saying, without evidence, that LinkedIn is unlikely to be useful for workers living at the border of the minimum wage, or in general workers who would be likely to be affected directly by a change in the minimum wage.

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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by crabasa on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:32PM (#16775240)

I agree with you about the current iteration of LinkedIn. But that doesn't mean a different kind of product, focused on professional development, career management and networking couldn't be useful for folks.

I imagine that many people simply leverage Facebook, Twitter and other social networks for this today, in the absence of something for purpose-built.

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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by nightski on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:47PM (#16775431)

This probably won't be a popular viewpoint, but I personally prefer the decentralized messy version of networking we mostly experience today vs. one big monolith that facilitates all relationships.

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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by taw-an on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:24PM (#16775889)

Typical Silicon Valley libertarianism - trying to solve critical policy issues with a new app instead of fixing the root cause.

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