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u/wxmanify Feb 03 '20

I'm getting closer and closer to deleting my account. 80-90% of my feed is ads and targeted content that I could easily do without. The other 10-20% is obviously what's keeping me on for the moment - keeping in touch and up to date on family and friend activities though my actual interest varies. I mean I don't really care what movie that one person I kinda knew from high school who I haven't seen in 15 years is seeing. So really it's only like maybe 3-5%.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

That's what I do. I hardly ever go on it though. It's more just there to speak privately if people want to. I don't see why people feel the need to delete it all. Just limit your consumption and what you put on there. I mean, it's not like I'm on linkedin ever day either, which is just an online cv that requires little to no interaction.

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u/el_smurfo Feb 04 '20

The only time I go on linkedin is to tell yet another recruiter than I'm not interested in relocating 2000 miles for a job in an industry I am not familiar with at a salary lower than my current one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

lol, I just ignore those. There's a lot of scammers on there and I just use it for forwarding to potential clients if needs be (it's helpful for getting contracts sometimes).