Perhaps the author is in an alternate universe. Unlike what the author thinks linkedin revenue isn't largely fueled by recruiter business. It is driven by wher

Perhaps the author is in an alternate universe. Unlike what the author thinks linkedin revenue isn't largely fueled by recruiter business. It is driven by where he thinks they are weak: linkedin marketing solutions, or in friendlier words "feed interactions". See the most recent microsoft earnings report: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://c.s-microsoft.com/en-us/CMSFiles/PressReleaseFY21_Q1.docx?version=cdf5530f-8dd6-85aa-4e21-78ebf85c610b https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://c.... And unlike what the author thinks linkedin navigated the current climate around social networks pretty well. Not only they've succeeded in keeping the network out of the political environment, and showed strong growth in user base and engagement (see above report), they also ranked as the most trusted social network consistently according to Business Insider Digital Trust study: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-digital-trust-study-from-insider-intelligence-2020-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/us-digital-trust-study-from-... I'm not going to argue the author does not have valid points, but the main argument doesn't connect with actual results.