LinkedIn and Reddit are 99+% Enterntainment

I read LinkedIn, and Reddit daily primarily for entertainment value and very, very little educational value.  I occasionally see a TikTok video on Reddit, but otherwise don't visit the site.  I don't read and avoid X, Facebook or Instagram.

Here's why I read these sites primarily for entertainment value:

• LinkedIn - Here's my breakout of posters on LinkedIn.  About 50% are C Level Executives in their company.  About 70% are promoting their company.  About 99% believe they are smarter than me.  My POV is simple.  Why do C Level Executive bother to post on LinkedIn?  Don't they have more important things to do, like run their company?   Promoting your company, business or product?   Well, I'm not impressed.   Smarter than me?  I estimate about 1-5% are smarter than me.   The other 95-99%, I think are overestimating their brilliance.  Or maybe I'm overestimating mine.🤡
• Reddit - I started reading Reddit due to Wallstreetbets subreddit.  Posters win big and post.  Posters lose big and post.   There is balance and entertainment.  People don't always win. There is also a lot of humility and self deprecating humor shown by posters.   Reddit has started showing me the most popular posts from other subreddits such as Am I Over Reacting.  My conclusion is there are a lot of strange people in society doing very strange things, worthy of a sitcom, but is reality.

On rare occasions, I get some perspective or insights that are very useful.  Sometimes, it's confirmation bias, and other times it is new information.   This is one reason I keep reading LinkedIn and Reddit, for that random truly informative knowledge that can be of great use in the future.  Otherwise, I just enjoy the entertainment.

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