Quite regularly I see people on HN post their alternatives to LinkedIn and all the other locked-in modern 3 sided marketplaces that are blights on the modern world.

And they all have the same problem LinkedIn has -- they don't fix the core incentive issues.

Because you know if any LinkedIn alternative ever becomes popular at some point they'll perform a rug pull to turn popularity into massive profit.

But they won't become popular because they first have to solve the trust issue.

And the trust issue is foundational. And has a solution -- it should be a non-profit and/or consumer co-op and/or producer co-op.

Which likely means it needs to be formed in Europe or Canada or someplace without the anti-co-op laws of the US that make it difficult for co-ops to raise capital.

And founders will have to be satisfied with solid six figure salaries instead of their dreams of becoming a billionaire.