"The social network-once a bland haven for professional connections and job listings-has morphed in the influencer age. It's the only place on Will Smith's internet where you'll find entrepreneurial bros preaching hustle culture alongside weirdly inappropriate overshares, clearly fabricated business allegories, and, yes, "some personal news" related to a new job or promotion. It's no wonder multiple publications have crowned LinkedIn as social media's king of the cringe. (There's at least one Instagram account dedicated to it, too.)"
"You won't find me all up in the videos on TikTok (Suge Knight would approve) and I stopped tweeting around the time the Tesla guy took over. Yet for all of the eye-rolling that my LinkedIn feed provokes, I've recently come to a humbling realization: the most relentless brand builders, humblebraggers, and engagement farmers seem to be the ones landing opportunities while I'm busy scrolling in silence."
LinkedIn has shifted from a bland professional network focused on connections and job listings into an influencer-saturated feed combining hustle-culture preaching, inappropriate overshares, fabricated business allegories, and promotional personal posts. Many observers label LinkedIn social media's 'king of the cringe,' yet users continue to lurk rather than create. Relentless personal-brand builders, humblebraggers, and engagement-focused posters appear to convert visibility into opportunities. A personal season of unemployment prompts reconsideration of a low-key approach. The September surge between Labor Day and Thanksgiving represents a concentrated hiring window that can be decisive for job seekers aiming to secure roles before year-end slowdowns.
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