Does anyone actually ‘engage’ in way other than trying to block their spam? Ever...

manigandham · on March 19, 2018

Yes, 100s of millions of people around the world.

Millions of new posts, job searches, private messages and other activities take place everyday. They do have plenty of spam and a terrible UX but that doesn't mean the site and community is anywhere near empty or useless.

lokedhs · on March 19, 2018

I think so. Not many, but I have seen friends make posts on Linkedin.

IIRC, they were about some technical topics, similar to what you'd expect to see in a blog. Why they close to use Linkedin I don't know, but apparently it does happen.

robryan · on March 19, 2018

As a non recruiter that isn't looking for a job I just find it useful for looking into people from 3rd parties I am currently working with.

Things such as who else they work with, their exact position in their company, where they have worked in the past.

All the social features bolted on are useless to me.

fwgwgwgch · on March 19, 2018

The most important rule to use LinkedIn is to never ever log in. Or if you do, do it on a computer and shhh stop pressing those buttons. Just do the minimal and leave.

_pfxa · on March 19, 2018

People take spam for granted. Most people have more unread spam in their gmail mbox than _all_ of my mail archive.