Comment by no_wizard

LinkedIn initially was very much a place where the ethos was something like this:

LinkedIn is a place for professionals to interact with other like minded professionals about the trials, tribulations and successes of work

Unfortunately, it morphed into what is basically a job hunting platform with social media behaviors as your gateway to getting a job, rather than just applying for a job.

This change is what leads to all the self promotion, the "always positive always on" hype posts, the corporate media campaigns etc. Not to mention every friend request got loaded with "is this random person trying to get me to recommend them for a job?" type thing.

The organic lets talk about work authentically with others in the profession type stuff is minimized and in some cases I think its gone completely.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that it really is the only place to reach recruiters and hiring managers directly, I wouldn't be on LinkedIn anymore at all. It has otherwise lost all career value to me