The unfortunate part of this is gaining traction on an alternative platform is extremely difficult. The people who really love these features are recruiters - w

The unfortunate part of this is gaining traction on an alternative platform is extremely difficult. The people who really love these features are recruiters - who end up spending a lot of money on the platform - to make use of the psychological-fuckery the platform has to offer. A no-nonsense LinkedIn alternative that was a public resume, a search engine, and a direct messaging system would be perfect but I bet it'd be hard to gain traction.