“LinkedIn has turned professional networking into performative personal branding that corrupts authentic human connection”
Agree
- Every interaction becomes calculated transaction
- Vulnerability is weaponized for engagement
- Authenticity dies under constant performance pressure
- Relationships reduced to extractable value
Disagree
- Communities form despite platform constraints
- Visibility creates actual career opportunities
- Personal brand reflects genuine expertise
- Connections have always required some performance
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