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ryanmarsh · 2017-04-30 · Original thread
Highschool dropout as well. I see LinkedIn as sort of the antithesis of GitHub.

Whereas LinkedIn is sort of a social proof via credential, GitHub is social proof via work product.

Plenty of people smarter than me have written about the diminishing value of credentials and credentialism as social proof[0]. I believe that is partially why LinkedIn is such a cess-pool/shit-show.

Maybe it's my bias from being a dropout that only my work product has ever mattered. I believe there's room for a social network to replace LinkedIn with a "GitHub for non-tech people". Perhaps this would have a mix of credentials and a way to show ones work.

[0]: The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts Book by Daniel Susskind and Richard Susskind https://www.amazon.com/Future-Professions-Technology-Transfo...

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