It's nice it's not being used to undermine democracy. But honestly I'm surprised so few have been put off by the astoundingly aggressive dark patterns the site

It's nice it's not being used to undermine democracy. But honestly I'm surprised so few have been put off by the astoundingly aggressive dark patterns the site uses, as I was bombarded with them when going through the sign up flow years ago. I certainly would not provide personal information to any site behaving that way let alone my professional information and contacts. Just the policy of using my name to spam advertisements to everyone in my life, including serious people, is beyond the pale. I'm surprised that alone does not put more people off. And when these issues are brought up, the only rejoinder I have ever heard is that hidden somewhere is a link to a vast terms of service document. This of course only confirms the companies comfort with the behavior. And when posted by linkedin users, only serves to tell me the attitude of potential coworkers and employers using the site. I am honestly astounded that it is so widely used: are there so many people that assume this level of dishonesty is innate to the work environment? Do people feel they must use it regardless in order to survive professionally? Because it's hard to imagine people join enthusiastically or what benefit could compensate for a level of behavior no one would tolerate elsewhere.