[Jka9rhnDJos]

100%. Everyone is portraying this corporate image of positivity, which is always above and beyond what is normal for a person because corporations (sorry, US Supreme Court) are not people and don’t have feelings and emotions. It’s said a million times but your employer is not your family, but it should also be said a million times that your work colleagues and industry connections aren’t your friends, either.

I think the news that teens love LinkedIn is as much of a reflection of the toxic positivity of LinkedIn, which to kids without life experience could be seen as “maturity”, as it is a reflection of the toxicity of other social media. LinkedIn is kind of a mix of what happens when you keep kids out, but also, the consequences for what you post and share and comment are immediately impactful to your employment. You don’t hide your LinkedIn from an employer like you do TikTok or Instagram. So you have to be much more careful about what you post.