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The brutal honesty here is that LinkedIn has become a recruiter spam factory where IT professionals get bombarded with messages about "exciting opportunities" that are either wildly mismatched to their skills or suspiciously vague contract positions in the middle of nowhere. So naturally, we've all mastered the art of the read-and-ignore.

The dating site comparison is painfully accurate—except instead of potential romantic partners, it's recruiters sliding into your DMs with "Hi, I saw your profile and think you'd be a great fit for this Java position!" when your entire profile screams Python developer. The reversal? On actual dating sites, IT folks are usually the ones getting ignored. On LinkedIn, we're the ones doing the ignoring. Finally, some power dynamics in our favor.

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