[joefarish]

From the CEO's perspective I'm not convinced it is broken. See the top comment [1] from a recent thread:

"Every part of the UI has been A/B tested and placed there to maximize what linked-in values."

[1] Ask HN: Why LinkedIn's UI is so terrible? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13629283

[bsvalley]

It's like saying "every line of code has been tested, we don't think the UI is broken"...

[AznHisoka]

Thats how you reach a local maxima.