Can we simultaneously vilify LinkedIn and other companies that use (some would say morally questionable) growth hacking techniques and appreciate that they're s

Can we simultaneously vilify LinkedIn and other companies that use (some would say morally questionable) growth hacking techniques and appreciate that they're still hungry, doing things that a desperate startup would do? I find the innovator's dilemma happens when you aren't hungry, or paranoid, or willing to cannibalize your existing product or users. Posit: There is no other dedicated professional social network that has scaled (>1M users) beyond one vertical/cohort (which excludes networks like HN, Spiceworks, Behance, etc.) except for LinkedIn. How do you think they got there? You may not like how the sausage is made, but I had a bacon-wrapped hot dog last night and it was delicious.