I just don't use it, and somehow I'm doing just fine.

Same. Many many years ago I straight-up deleted my LinkedIn account (in an attempt to cut down on recruiter cold-calls, which didn't work) and I've never suffered as a result.

I actually have an annual calendar reminder setup for myself; once a year I login and read/delete messages.

To be honest I should probably delete my account, but I actively enjoy ignoring it..

Thanks for posting this. I've held out as well, but I question myself each time I get a slack-jawed stare (or the text equivalent) for saying it.

Can’t you just not use it at all? I’ve never had an account (indeed I got them to blacklist me) and I can’t say that I’ve suffered. Though I guess I’ve had the benefit of being white / male / etc etc.

LinkedIn constantly gets me interviews for jobs paying 40% more than what I see listed on Stackoverflow /job sites / through recruiters, etc. I didn't realize what I was missing out on before I made a profile.

Maybe you were underpaid to start with? Unless each job you get 40% extra at which point i'll call you Bill Gates.

LI is awful.

Not cumulative.

How does one get to be blacklisted by Linkedin?

I threatened them with a court appearance if I ever had another email from them (never had an account, was hitting unsubscribe from every mail I had from them which lasted for exactly 30 days before the next). Voila, never saw another email; they must maintain some internal do-not-email list.

But why would people move from linkedin to another platform? Most people that use it are not really concerned with privacy, so they'll need a better reason to switch.