Professional social network for career profiles, job searching, recruiting and business connections.
HN commenters use it to find jobs and get recruited,1234 to keep in touch with their professional network,567 and to research sales prospects and competitors.89 The most common complaints are a feed full of low-effort AI posts1011121314 and account lockouts that demand ID verification.15161718
Why people recommend it
Finding jobs · 3
Several commenters landed interviews or roles through applications, cold messages to relevant people, or being contacted by recruiters.
“it already gave me huge value back”
“To be fair it’s been pretty useful for me for finding jobs by looking for a relevant person and messaging them.”
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“use LinkedIn, apply, apply, apply”
Professional connections · 3
Valued as a way to stay connected with colleagues and as a professional phonebook.
“I have zero complaints about it in that form”
“the only reason I use linkedin is the phonebook aspect. other than that it's useless.”
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“it already gave me huge value back”
Sales prospecting · 2
Sales and business development users find it effective for generating leads and tracking companies and people.
“used LinkedIn for sales prospecting and it was enormously effective for finding leads”
“It’s a great additional channel to find recent info on companies and people.”
Career visibility · 2
Some commenters say thoughtful posting and commenting helps their careers and keeps them visible.
“I use LinkedIn a lot, I think it is a better platform than he is describing.”
Caveats and dissent
Feed quality · 3
Many say the feed has filled with performative posts and AI-generated content since ChatGPT.
“Then ChatGPT happened and dear lord did LinkedIn ever fall off a cliff.”
“it became more like tiktok with the short form thirst trap girly boss "content" and hollow linkedin influencers posting ai slop.”
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“LinkedIn is the only social media I use and it is on thin ice.”
Account lockouts · 3
Users report locked or deleted accounts and demands for third-party ID verification through Persona.
“linkedin locked my ~15 year-old account and demands that I upload ID to a 3rd-party for verification”
“I suddenly had my account locked down unless I provide my government ID”
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“Linkedin immediately blocked it and asked for verification”
Data privacy · 3
Commenters object to personal data being used for AI training by default and distrust how LinkedIn handles their data.
“it is unacceptable to tell a user "oh we have been using your personal data for 5 months already”
“I do not trust LinkedIn to keep my data secure ... I believe they sold it.”
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“I suddenly had my account locked down unless I provide my government ID”
Weak job search · 3
Commenters call the built-in job search useless, report low-quality recruiting replies, and one says it posts fake jobs.
“To be fair it’s been pretty useful for me for finding jobs by looking for a relevant person and messaging them.”
“It’s a great additional channel to find recent info on companies and people.”
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“LinkedIn is just another scam site that posts fake jobs just to lure people into purchasing their Pro subscription”
Support problems · 3
Users describe support that could not fix account or email-verification issues.
“It felt like 1996 levels of understanding.”
“Linkedin immediately blocked it and asked for verification”
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“I hate LinkedIn but need it for a few things”
Often compared with
InstagramWho recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“I worked at LinkedIn (briefly, before retirement) and the product had been useful to me for years”
Threads where it came up
- LinkedIn Larpmaxxing 6 mentions
- I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Handed Over 4 mentions
- Your intellectual fly is open when you use an LLM to author a post (2025) 3 mentions
- LinkedIn Feed Blocker 2 mentions
- AI Content Is Everywhere on Social Media, Especially LinkedIn 2 mentions
- How Apply for Position? 1 mention
Data: linkedin.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 31
“the only reason I use linkedin is the phonebook aspect. other than that it's useless.”
“a year ago, LinkedIn deleted my account.”
“Maybe it's silly, but it works.”
“used LinkedIn for sales prospecting and it was enormously effective for finding leads”
“I use LinkedIn as another place to post my photos.”
“Then ChatGPT happened and dear lord did LinkedIn ever fall off a cliff.”
“I have zero complaints about it in that form”
“I've switched to finding companies + jobs on LI, then applying directly on the company's website.”
“I’m done with LinkedIn.”
“LinkedIn is the only social media I use and it is on thin ice.”
“I use LinkedIn a lot, I think it is a better platform than he is describing.”
“Overall it is a place that sends the message that "standards are low here"”
“it became more like tiktok with the short form thirst trap girly boss "content" and hollow linkedin influencers posting ai slop.”
“linkedin locked my ~15 year-old account and demands that I upload ID to a 3rd-party for verification”
“It’s a great additional channel to find recent info on companies and people.”
“Please just don't use LinkedIn and maybe LinkedIn will die.”
“LinkedIn even less so”
“To be fair it’s been pretty useful for me for finding jobs by looking for a relevant person and messaging them.”
“I've gotten about 2 interviews via Linkedin”
“I still have a LinkedIn account (I login once or twice s week)”
“it is unacceptable to tell a user "oh we have been using your personal data for 5 months already”
“I really hate it but it has made a direct positive material impact in my life”
“Linkedin immediately blocked it and asked for verification”
“use LinkedIn, apply, apply, apply”
“I suddenly had my account locked down unless I provide my government ID”
“It felt like 1996 levels of understanding.”
“I hate LinkedIn but need it for a few things”
“I do not trust LinkedIn to keep my data secure ... I believe they sold it.”
“it already gave me huge value back”
“Linkedin exploits the network effects of gui-ninjas under stockholm syndrome to an anti-user service.”
“LinkedIn is just another scam site that posts fake jobs just to lure people into purchasing their Pro subscription”