There's an unstated assumption in all these things, that you already know some people in the network. If not, you can see all sorts of interesting things, but n

There's an unstated assumption in all these things, that you already know some people in the network. If not, you can see all sorts of interesting things, but nobody knows you're replying to them, and it's a very lonely experience. If there's a way around that, I haven't figured it out, and all these tutorials aimed at people who've never heard of the network seem misplaced -- if you don't already have a personal invite, the network is useless to you, but if you already have a personal invite, the article is useless to you.