Replying to Avatar Anthony Accioly

GA, Nostr. Today I’ve finally "retired" my LinkedIn account. Or rather, I’ve decided that I won’t be engaging with LinkedIn in any way other than as a utilitarian job board.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aaccioly_linkedin-farewell-accountretirement-activity-7361370134428459008-FKtY

This isn’t a financially savvy move by any means, but sometimes we need to prioritise beliefs over money.

Just in case anyone has actually decided to follow me here from LinkedIn (I highly appreciate it): Welcome! Things are different here for sure. You are in charge of your own experience and content curation, but at least there’s still a semblance of real human activity around.

#GM #FreeSocialMedia #HumanInternet

Welcome to the free world 🙌

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Saying that I still have to delete my Linkedin and Instagram

Thanks for the kind words. Do it at your own pace. I don’t know how relatable my own experience is to others, but Instagram was surprisingly easier to quit than I expected. From the Meta ecosystem, WhatsApp was by far the hardest. Initially, even members of my own family scattered around the world didn’t bother to install Signal to keep in touch. Nobody took it seriously. Over time though, everyone who really mattered eventually created an account to stay in touch.

As for LinkedIn, I assume I’ll have to work hard to replace it with in-person professional networking. There's no real alternatives to the professional networking side of LinkedIn that I know of.