8/23/2026 at 7:57:49 PM
by root-parent
8/24/2026 at 12:03:50 AM
I went on a date with a LinkedIn connection, here's what I learned about lead generation:by opengrass
8/24/2026 at 12:36:32 AM
This comment is pure goldby casper14
8/24/2026 at 1:09:29 AM
I see what you did there, and really appreciate it.by chews
8/23/2026 at 9:06:32 PM
The surveillance factor of LinkedIn is exactly what keeps me entirely off of it... I don't think I've ever gotten a job by using it, it's more like a spare online copy of my resume more than anything else...It also keeps trying to create a new account automatically off of my gmail account that I can't close... Pretty much a waste of productivity for me to try to use it.
by winternett
8/23/2026 at 10:54:44 PM
You dont get jobs on there because unless you have a “god tier” resume and application filled out, HR has to pay to unlock your name from your application, so nobody is going to do that if you arent the #1 candidate in all of LinkedIn that applied.LinkedIn is its own worst enemy.
by giancarlostoro
8/23/2026 at 10:59:43 PM
I'm using LinkedIn ATM (searching for a new job) and all the jobs I've applied for have gone off site to the company's own applicant submit site. So I don't get what LinkedIn is actually locking up?by seanmcdirmid
8/24/2026 at 1:52:46 PM
Nothing, that take is just salty. You can easily get jobs on LinkedIn. I've employed most of the people in my teams via LinkedIn over the years.by RamblingCTO
8/24/2026 at 3:13:06 PM
It seems very spotty to me. I have no doubt it would be a good in some geos or if you can be roughly the cheapest of acceptable GEOS for a remote job, etc, while in other areas I don't think anyone is that serious about follow through on LinkedIn.by potatoking
8/24/2026 at 3:51:08 AM
Yeah at least all the big companies in my town seem to use LinkedIn as a place to get views for job postings, and then they funnel them to their internal system.by jamesfinlayson
8/24/2026 at 6:53:59 AM
Counterpoint: I basically get all of my jobs on there. Switching on the available for work sign is more effective than the bat signal.I work in a relatively niche and extremely demanding industry, which may contribute.
by moomin
8/24/2026 at 3:55:15 PM
> You dont get jobs on there because unless you have a “god tier” resume and application filled out, HR has to pay to unlock your name from your application, so nobody is going to do that if you arent the #1 candidate in all of LinkedIn that applied.I have been getting jobs from LinkedIn for my entire career (approximately 15 years). Mind you, I'm always nice to recruiters and respond to them, so I probably get bounced up higher in the search results.
by disgruntledphd2
8/23/2026 at 11:00:28 PM
Ive found it good to find jobs to apply to on the companies own websiteby xyzsparetimexyz
8/23/2026 at 10:28:28 PM
It is advertised as a necessary evil; "everyone needs one for employment"I recently deleted my LinkedIn. It is just used to data mine information from you. I think the site is generally pretty useless, even without all the privacy concerns.
by HDBaseT
8/23/2026 at 11:30:23 PM
99.9% of the time, it is just complete spam and a gross feeling data-mine. Twice it has gotten me job offers that have added a significant amount to my net worth. So my feelings are pretty mixed. I wouldn't blame anybody for disposing of it though.by recursivecaveat
8/24/2026 at 11:55:42 AM
I deleted my LinkedIn account over a decade ago because I couldn't tolerate the spam. Doing that had zero effect on my career or ability to find good jobs.by JohnFen
8/24/2026 at 5:02:18 PM
Same here - I was using one mail address only for linkedin, which wasn't listed on the page. One day I started receiving 3rd party spam on that address - which means linkedin sold the address, despite them claiming not to do that, or they had a data leak, which they also claimed they didn't have.by finaard
8/24/2026 at 12:21:46 AM
I mean why not? There was a math guy who wanted wider viewership for his calculus lectures than he was getting on youtube, so he started uploading them to a porn site and built up a steady audience and income there.Added: did web search, maybe this is the guy, not sure.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/math-tutor-video-lessons-por...
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/v3e8ye/i_am_changhsu_...
Oh here's another one:
https://www.unilad.com/community/zara-dar-pornhub-machine-le...
That one mentions that Pornhub pays around 2.5x as much per view as Youtube pays, so it's an obvious win.
by throwaway81523
8/24/2026 at 12:23:23 AM
[dead]by cindyllm
8/23/2026 at 9:14:25 PM
I think it's also because the regular dating sites are setup to not find you a match, so by bypassing them (at least in a way), you have a better chance of actually going on a date.To keep in mind is that this article talks about people who have had success using LinkedIn, I'm sure there are people who've tried it without success.
by CqtGLRGcukpy
8/23/2026 at 10:55:55 PM
I seem to recall people were using the "flyby" feature of Strava as a dating platform. If it weren't for my poor eyesight and foggy glasses...by Gualdrapo
8/23/2026 at 9:09:10 PM
https://archive.ph/XoTskby boredatoms
8/24/2026 at 3:42:46 PM
Every site is a dating site, if you try hard enough.by fwlr
8/24/2026 at 5:34:47 PM
oh hi thereby lifestyleguru
8/23/2026 at 9:16:56 PM
Accidentally?by nokya
8/23/2026 at 10:24:19 PM
"I feel so honored to share that you should be six feet tall."by treetalker
8/24/2026 at 3:27:59 AM
It seems the most difficult obstacle on LI would be finding a woman who is into it, unless a "dating community" began to develop and adopt subtle cues that they were open to non-professional type activity like that. As long as there is no power imbalance or conflict of interest between the parties. It seems better than dating in your workplace, or at least, casting a wider net.Other than that, LI seems like a ripe playground for hooking up. It really seems preferable, as a place where folks are basically expected to be professionals of some kind, and therefore stable, with an income, and also they're being themselves, not throwing out fake profile pics or weaving tall tales.
It would seem no different than a fling with a colleague during a professional conference. Perhaps it would tend more towards the "Ashley Madison" vibe than eHarmony.
by ButlerianJihad
8/24/2026 at 3:51:51 AM
There are probably just as many women as men into LinkedIn.by seanmcdirmid
8/24/2026 at 4:16:22 AM
What I meant was "into dating" rather than merely "has an account".We can safely assume that the general model holds: that of a glut of lonely men seeking out women, while any viable woman's account needs to fend off dozens, hundreds of come-ons every week. Any man who got a DM from an attractive woman's account would be perhaps leery of scams, but LI has strong verification signals that could weed out the obvious catfishing and fakes. Bonus: there would be little risk of underage encounters among professional workers...
Like I said, plenty of LinkedIn men would be into using it as a dating platform, but they will have difficulty finding women who are into dating at all, much less using LI to do it.
by ButlerianJihad
8/24/2026 at 2:05:22 PM
You can get a date anywhere. I used to get dates cold messaging women on Facebook I had no connection to. Creepy? I'm sure some thought so, but many did not.by eudamoniac
8/23/2026 at 8:37:11 PM
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