Sadly, LinkedIn has replaced email for initial contact after fairs or in-person client meetings. New real-world contacts look you up on LinkedIn and then use it to ask for things like your email address or mobile number. Because of this, I'm even verified :-(.

Even though I use LinkedIn basically the same way Internet Explorer was used in 2009 (purely as a Firefox or Chrome downloader but not for browsing). LinkedIn is my initial contact details exchange, but not the platform to communicate.

> Isn't that just all ai slop?

It is. I basically get zero useful input. Just biased, shallow rubbish. If there is valuable content it is usually cross-posted from authors who also run blogs I already follow.

Edit: Spelling, grammar, style

Once it's a human contact Ai slop doesn't impact you.

Previous article: https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/ai-chatbot-gdpr-data-request/

All from a single blog post:

> that’s not just text, that’s biometric data.

> This isn’t a chat log. It’s a structured psychological profile.

> Not raw conversations — processed insights about who I am, how I think, what I fear, and what motivates me.

> They’re not just storing what you said — they’re analyzing who you are.

> They’re not just answering questions — they’re building a map of what you’re curious about, what you’re planning, what you’re worried about.

> Not because I trusted it — but because it was convenient not to think about trust at all.

> A profile this detailed isn’t just a record. It’s a tool.

> The oracle isn’t neutral. The oracle is taking notes.

> Not because I’m paranoid — because it’s true.

> Do it. Not because you need to delete everything — but because you should know what “free” or even “paid” really costs.

While copying and pasting all of this I read this at the end:

> I need to be honest about something: I wrote this post with an AI. Not just edited by AI. Written with it.

Wouldn't fool anyone anyway