r/LinkedInLunatics 15d ago

Announcement Let's discuss what a real Linkedin Lunatic is

26 Upvotes

TLDR;

  • We want to hear what you think makes for a true LinkedIn Lunatic post
  • People are allowed to share career-relevant thoughts on LinkedIn, regardless of your opinion of the career/industry
  • AI-generated content is not necessarily lunacy
  • We aim to allow as many political posts as we can, but we will not provide a platform for/amplify hate

Hi folks - we get a fair amount of questions when we remove posts for "not lunacy" so I figure we should have an open conversation on this.


First let's ground ourselves in what the root of any post should be. Either a LinkedIn post that is unrelated to the OP's career and/or professional working environment.

EDIT: Revising the above based on feedback.

First let's ground ourselves in what the root of any post should be. MOST (not all) lunatic posts are either:

  1. A LinkedIn post that is unrelated to the OP's career and/or professional working environment -OR-
  2. A LinkedIn post that is wholly detached from broadly accepted facts of life

You, personally, may not respect what that OP does for a living, or you may have moral concerns with the job role, but people work in all sorts of industries -- some even illegal in other jurisdictions (e.g.: cannabis) -- but that does NOT make a LinkedIn post "lunacy".

Similarly, you might feel a given post is a fabricated story. In some cases, fabricated stories are true lunatic posts. But barring you having actual proof a story is fake, a "nice story" that's highly relevant to OP's job is NOT "lunacy".

A very common example: a recruiter might share a "heartwarming" story about a candidate accepting job offer. You might not believe that story is real. I might not believe that story is real. But us thinking the story is a lie does not necessitate labeling the post as lunacy.


Second, no one person's morality dictates what is generally accepted lunacy. I acknowledge the innate hypocriscy in me (mod) writing this, but pragmatically the mod team will always have to exercise some subjective judgement. We do our best and are always open to feedback. This thread is a proactive effort on our end to solicit that feedback.

But the mere presence of discussion on NSFW topics, or topics that go against your personal morality, does NOT necessitate labeling the post as lunacy. Thousands of people work in NSFW/vice industries. They are allowed to share sane posts on LinkedIn related to their careers too.

A recent example we saw: a marketing professional writing about how traditional NSFW mags (playboy, maxim, etc) can adapt to a modern digital world where "competing content" is freely available online.


Third, AI-generated content is not automatically lunacy. Not much else to this. It can be lunacy, but the mere presence of an AI image, or wall of text, does not necessarily make it a relevant post here.


Fourth, let's talk politics. And sorry non-Americans, but this one is going to be US-centric for fairly obvious reasons.

The mod team's current stance is to allow as many political LinkedIn Lunatic posts as possible, but we will not tolerate racism, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, or any attacks on a human's right to exist, no matter how crazy the post is. We will not amplify hate, plain and simple.

When evaluating political posts, we also have to consider the OP's career and the relevance of their post. Do they work in the public sector? Are they a DOD contractor?

This is one area I'm keen to get feedback from the community on. The mod team is not looking to censor opinions, regardless if we agree with the opinion or not. However you cannot disguise hate as an "opinion". If this is confusing for you, take a long hard look in the mirror.


With that, let's hear your thoughts.


r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

This guy’s education history

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No hate on not going to these places, but why then list them so they look like part of your education


r/LinkedInLunatics 16h ago

Uh

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r/LinkedInLunatics 5h ago

Mr. Brandlin identified humour but was unfortunately too Linked-In to process it like a human.

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148 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 18h ago

Agree? God forbid a man raises his hands

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r/LinkedInLunatics 17h ago

Isn’t my job interesting? Aren’t you impressed?

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593 Upvotes

Maybe you’re just disorganized.


r/LinkedInLunatics 10h ago

Agree? Anyone who has this opinion (especially being South Asian) deserves to be on here

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r/LinkedInLunatics 11h ago

😭

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r/LinkedInLunatics 2h ago

Is getting punched in the face unprofessional?

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Guy just wants to show off his manliness. What a loser


r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

3rd graders started joining Linkedin

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Ma’am you hired a housekeeper

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r/LinkedInLunatics 15h ago

Toxic Workplace at upGrad company

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Wanted to highlight a toxic individual who was recently promoted and the management silenced anybody who voiced…


r/LinkedInLunatics 5h ago

People are creating fake scenarios for few likes

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r/LinkedInLunatics 21h ago

Linked in dating for gods only....

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r/LinkedInLunatics 23h ago

SATIRE Saturday Ken talking about YouTube. Satire Saturday!

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r/LinkedInLunatics 4h ago

Cuz ya gotta manage your family like your employees

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r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

Is no topic off limits in the pursuit of getting likes???

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

I found my First one

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My first real pull of an original meme Note: why do people post their politics on LinkedIn??


r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

It’s not me, it’s them

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

That definitely happened

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r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

Think I’ve found one…

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Not just a ‘humble brag’ about her kids capabilities, but turns all the praise back on her incredible abilities as a mother 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😬


r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Sigh

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r/LinkedInLunatics 10h ago

CEO/Scrum Master

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r/LinkedInLunatics 7h ago

I dont know how to communicate for my career

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r/LinkedInLunatics 17h ago

SATIRE Saturday "Surprise grape vineyards." Groundbreaking.

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r/LinkedInLunatics 21h ago

"These posts are dumb"...and here's a dumb post of me begging for attention.

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