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0 pointsbogomipz6y ago0 comments

>"Indeed I think this is the next generation of self promotion and branding"

I'm unsure if this is meant to be sarcasm. Do you actually believe the next generation of self-promotion will be offline, in-person as kind of a reform movement or backlash? The optimistic side of frequently likes to entertain this idea but my cynical side thinks the dopamine addiction is only getting stronger. That cynical view is mostly informed by observations of the number of folks I see on sidewalks staring and scrolling at their phones as they walk.

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bonoboTP6y ago

No I mean just promoting on other platforms that you are outside the cookie cutter stuff and you do your own thing. Regardless of OP, whom I don't know, there is a recurring pattern of people announcing leaving various platforms but still reach to other platforms and with a performative contradiction try to get widespread social validation for the radical idea of not needing social validation.

It was also typical in the 90s, when people always announced that they are now really really done with a forum, ragequit and then kept coming back.

The point is, HN likes this type of posts because it's contrarian and quirky. Tons of people don't use linkedin or just have a crude profile and never log in.

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