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Screenshot of the "About" section of my LinkedIn profile. It reads: "1. Don't reach out to me for new career opportunities, ask if I know anyone looking, or want to collaborate on some technology. It's an immediate block. 2. If I don't know you, I'll probably ignore your connection request. 3. Feel free to follow me, but don't expect me to follow you back. I'm a curmudgeon Unix and Linux system administrator. I have little to no patience for recruiters, marketers, and salespeople. Especially in computer science with the New Shiny. I'm not joking. Social media is poison, LinkedIn specifically. Keep the toxicity to yourself. I'm not interested."

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Screenshot of the "About" section of my LinkedIn profile. It reads: "1. Don't reach out to me for new career opportunities, ask if I know anyone looking, or want to collaborate on some technology. It's an immediate block. 2. If I don't know you, I'll probably ignore your connection request. 3. Feel free to follow me, but don't expect me to follow you back. I'm a curmudgeon Unix and Linux system administrator. I have little to no patience for recruiters, marketers, and salespeople. Especially in computer science with the New Shiny. I'm not joking. Social media is poison, LinkedIn specifically. Keep the toxicity to yourself. I'm not interested."
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Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: (atoponce@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 22-Sep-2022 06:14:16 JST Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

My employer just received a marketing call asking for me by name, claiming "we're connected on LinkedIn".
1. I don't know who you are.
2. I have a good idea why you're calling, and I'm not interested.
3. We're not connected on LinkedIn. Lying isn't your best first impression.

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