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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by waboremo on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:15AM (#35628448)
LinkedIn and Nextdoor are the two worst social platforms around, it's the worst kind of horrible, a sort of superficial rage and invasiveness, a complete disregard for others as human beings.

Say what you will about Twitter, but at least the insults there are direct and tend to stay exclusive to Twitter - as opposed to neighbors convincing each other of the worst or your ability to land a job being sabotaged because your profile doesn't have enough keywords.

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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by DrThunder on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:58AM (#35628947)
Yep, at least there are some posts on Twitter that occasionally make me laugh. LinkedIn just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and you almost have to use it nowadays.
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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by moab on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:27AM (#35629381)
That's not even remotely true (re: the need to use LinkedIn). Just quit.
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Re:Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media a... by DrThunder on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:46PM (#35631083)
It's not remotely true??? You're just off-base with that statement. A ton of companies look there and recruit through that site. Yeah you don't HAVE to use it but you're putting yourself at a disadvantage if you don't.
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