> The author conflates networking with shameless self-shilling. This makes for a pretty thin strawman. Yeah, to build a lifelong network you need to get peopl

> The author conflates networking with shameless self-shilling. This makes for a pretty thin strawman. Yeah, to build a lifelong network you need to get people to like you. This means you have to have something likable about you. (I mean, I can be a huge arse and I've managed it, per other comment. If I can anyone can.)