Post by Dan B.

LinkedIn is quietly killing what made it special I’ve been a genuine fan for over a decade. Built real relationships here. Watched careers launch. Celebrated wins with people I respect deeply But I can’t ignore what’s happening The new algorithm doesn’t just reduce your reach It punishes curiosity It rewards one thing above all: Pick a single lane Stay there forever Repeat yourself until your audience falls asleep If you’re someone with broad interests - if you’re living a full, multi-dimensional life - you’re now getting penalized for posting about it. The more human and interesting you are, the less the algorithm wants to show you This used to be a platform about people Now it’s optimized for topics And yeah, I understand why they did it. In a boardroom, it probably sounded brilliant - clean data, predictable engagement, easy metrics Out here in the real feed? It’s turning LinkedIn into a soulless content factory where the same voices say the same things on loop Innovation doesn’t come from narrow repetition Breakthroughs don’t happen when we’re all forced to stay in our boxes Real connection dies when authenticity gets algorithmically punished LinkedIn wasn’t built to be another echo chamber of specialists reciting scripts It was built to be the place where professionals - real, layered, evolving humans - could connect We’re losing that.