I get exactly what the author says, but Linkedin is my only social network (no, HN is not a social network IMO) specifically because I am able to block out all

I get exactly what the author says, but Linkedin is my only social network (no, HN is not a social network IMO) specifically because I am able to block out all of it's bad parts and focus only on the good parts: - Blocking the Linkedin feed is as easy as setting a few rules up on uBlock Origin. I don't see any posts, comments, etc, neither do I get to create posts or comments. There are settings available to not get unneeded notifications, and I disallow people mentioning me, so I do not get stupid "happy birthday" comments. This makes Linkedin very peaceful and manageable for me. - I connect only with people I want and ignore everyone else. I explicitly unfollow everyone I am connected with. Connections sometimes end up being valuable because some recruiters know them and sometimes my profile is pushed higher up their list. - I live in a location that is a backwater for software roles; there aren't enough good roles or consulting opportunities in my local physical network, so I have to leverage online ones. Linkedin is, while not the best avenue, it is good enough. For me, leaving Linkedin unfortunately is not an option, but I've been able to tame it exactly to my liking.