You're right. It's obviously a mix. And I'm like you, I put it out there to see what will come up, but I won't starve tomorrow.

Still, the sentiment of: professionals should behave professionally, and this forum should be collegial and also recognize things are pretty tough out there for many people right now... that stands.

FWIW I lived through the .com crash and what is going on right now maybe isn't the same intensity of depth of job loss but the churn and intensity absolutely going on for longer and with far more ambiguity.

This is a professional forum. I mean, even more important than LinkedIn, because it connects founders and top industry people, directly with folks at all stages of their careers.

One thing that sometimes stuns me, is that some people treat this like it's a personal Reddit sub or a Facebook comments section. They insult each other, and show their ass in a big way.

I assume this is because of the casual, accessible nature of the site. Billionaires probably have better things to do, but there's a lot of multi-millionaire C-suiters, here. Their profiles look just as ratty as a new grad's, though, so I guess people don't understand that.

I still like it, because that behavior is a tiny part of the experience (partly/mostly due to the great moderation). I usually find that I enjoy a lot of the discussion here.

LinkedIn just sucks. I spend exactly zero time, there.