It is a sign of social intelligence. Most people understand, mostly unconsciously, that being "fake" (i.e., complimenting others for insignificant achievements

It is a sign of social intelligence. Most people understand, mostly unconsciously, that being "fake" (i.e., complimenting others for insignificant achievements, sharing fake stories and relaying content produced by other people) has become the most rewarding strategy to be successful in the westernized culture. LinkedIn actively contributes to this by hiding most of the negative cues that could let someone assess her/his own performance objectively. For example: when you see 50 likes to a comment, the author is very likely to feel rewarded and accomplished. However, LinkedIn will hide the fact that probably 500 people thought that content utterly uninteresting, wrong or despicable, but were smart enough to let it go. Being "true" on LinkedIn, and any other social network, is committing social suicide in my opinion.