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LinkedIn Is Actually Fun Now

I’m finding something there I’m missing on other platforms: community.

I joined LinkedIn in March 2004, two years after the company’s launch, out of a sense of duty. I was an independent contractor who wasn’t looking for employment, but joining LinkedIn was what every responsible professional person did. If you wanted to be visible to colleagues and (in my case) clients, you filled out the tedious résumé and education templates, uploaded a flattering head shot, and set about building your…