I do wonder if LinkedIn is dead centre of the smiling curve of white-collar technical workers. Those at the top don’t need it as their abilities are self-evident through their work, or they have the necessary connections. The bottom would probably consist of entry level jobs or those that don’t need any experience, and could accept anyone who knows their way around a computer. It’s those in the middle that are reliant on the platform. Those with some skills and experience that are in demand, yet are still interchangable from anyone else with those same skills.

I don’t know. This could all be just the imagination from someone who’s not believed anything else other than needing to be on LinkedIn.