Comment by Grimblewald

Like I said, mileage may vary. I can see how for some roles it would be useful, clearly it must be. It cant all be braindead takes, lies, and self-aggrandizing. However, in some countries linkedin has strong competition and poor presence. My stance is that if you value your time you wont use linkedin. It is an enormous time waste, which unlike conventional social media doesnt even entertain.

Saying linked in is good for jobs is like saying tinder is good for dating, or facebook is good for socialising. It sure can be, but the quality and substance of what youre after does need to factor in, and so does the time you spent there over higher value time sinks. For me, tinder does not serve my needs, and neither does linked in. Both offer poor signal to noise and terrible time economy.