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> I think attention seeking is either pathological or for making money. For a few decades we've been bombarded with the idea that our career depends mostly on
by rewmie 3y ago
> I think attention seeking is either pathological or for making money.
For a few decades we've been bombarded with the idea that our career depends mostly on our visibility instead of our qualifications and experience, that our next job will certainly be dictated by our social graph, and that getting ourselves known is key to have a good career.
Consequently, we see a whole universe of self-promoting loudmouths generating noise just to get themselves out there.
Perhaps this is a US thing that's leaking.
- hospitalJail 3y ago>Perhaps this is a US thing that's leaking. This is a human thing. The US culture is less shameless about it.
- idiotsecant 3y agoAh yes that wonderful time more than a few decades ago where ... Knowing people didn't help you get better jobs?
- rewmie 3y ago> Knowing people didn't help you get better jobs? I'm not sure you got the point. It really is not about your connections not leading to job opportunities. It's about the belief your job prospects are tied to the number of people you're connected in social network apps, and this belief leading people to try to attract followers by continuously generating noise in social networking services. Also, some of the most sought after jobs in tech, such as the covetted FANG positions, are not achieved by the depth and width of your social graph. How does knowing people help you with that?