Years ago, LinkedIn's early behavior caused me to avoid them. I can't say anything's changed. I wonder what I'll do if/when I need to engage in a "traditional

Years ago, LinkedIn's early behavior caused me to avoid them. I can't say anything's changed. I wonder what I'll do if/when I need to engage in a "traditional" job search. There's no way I want to let them into my life, professional nor otherwise. As for the ongoing "networking" aspect: It reminds me all too much of the "can you do something for me" networking permeating the traditional job search. I've met a minority of really helpful people and generous spirit, in the past, in that context. But, it's individuals you get to know, personally; the proforma data exchanges are mostly just part of the routine and are at best a pre-cursor to those few real connections. I can't see LinkedIn or its like ever "algorithmizing" that. Though, like I said, I don't have experience with it. TL;DR: If I'm not a networking cynic, I'm a pragmatist. And with the way LinkedIn has spammed me, because one of my friends once touched their property, however briefly and/or indirectly, I'm not very optimistic their model matched my experience of what actually works and is useful. And, I don't want their cooties.