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> I am not going to add him but from my point of view, proposing you to add people you only know remotely diminishes the usefulness of the network. The people
by bostonpete 12y ago
> I am not going to add him but from my point of view, proposing you to add people you only know remotely diminishes the usefulness of the network.
The people I know who are the best at networking (I don't count myself in that class) are able to extract a remarkable amount of value out of contacts they only barely know or just have an indirect connection to. It might not be in your nature (or mine for that matter) to foster connections with people you don't really know, but it would arguably be beneficial to do so.
- ForHackernews 12y agoExcept the rest of us all hate those people. I guess maybe you're right that it works for them, but at the cost of real human relationships.
- bostonpete 12y agoI don't understand what you're referring to. There are people I know who are better able to reach out to a friend of a friend when a certain question/need comes up because they're better at networking. Oftentimes at that time, more of a relationship is developed at that time. I don't see why you would hate someone like that...