LinkedIn has seen a surge in cringeworthy content, with users sharing overly personal stories and trying to connect them to business lessons, often resulting in ridicule. This trend has led to the rise of a Reddit community called "LinkedIn Lunatics," where users mock posts that mix the personal and professional in awkward ways. Despite criticism, LinkedIn continues to grow, with over 1 billion users. The platform has made efforts to focus more on professional content, but the influence of Gen Z and influencer-like behavior has pushed it closer to social networks like Facebook. The performative nature of posts, blending personal triumphs with business insights, is seen as contributing to its increasingly cringey reputation.
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You cant scroll for two seconds without seeing someone post something like, "I dropped my coffee this morning, and heres how it taught me to be resilient in the workplace."
In all seriousness, Linkedin has always been extremely fake corpo-speak with or without the "influencers"
Not sure I understand why this is particularly strange. Each platform could be considered "cringey", an overly subjective and overly used word a this point to describe behavior you dont like or find amusing.
I think its the type of content that linkedin incentivizes (and succeeds on the platform) is what makes this example particularly interesting. I agree with you though, all platforms have incentives that are particularly strange. Think tiktok livestream NPCs...