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		diminoten on Sept 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Today I Deleted My LinkedIn Account; You Probably ... Wait, why should I delete mine too? Because their business model is, in the author's opinion, unsustainable? Because of the fact that the author gets spam from them (I have gmail filters set up such that I am not aware of any mail LinkedIn sends me)? This smells like just another hipster anti-culture movement. "LinkedIn is popular, down with LinkedIn!"

phy6 on Sept 23, 2013 [–]

I could not agree more. I'm getting real tired of seeing sensationalist platitudes on HN. Next up: 'Why I stopped going to the bathroom'. It's fine to buck the trends, it's a bit awkward to try and make other people taste your sour grapes.

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