Thank god I'm in academia and can afford to not be in any social platform, especially that one. I hate social media in general but LinkedIn is just especially disgusting for me. In any other social media that is not linked directly to some kind of real-world reward I can at least understand that people are venting, or being assholes just for fun, or saying stupid things just because it's free and easy. But the roleplay that happens in LinkedIn is worse for me because it's like the Uncanny Valley: it pretends to be real. And what's even worse, it tells you between the lines: you also have to play your role in this sick theatre or risk being ignored. In other words, it's like living in a Nordic country. Yikes.