[xnickb]

I do understand the core message but I don't get why the author seems upset about it. Sounds like people complaining that instagram models show fake "fake" life. LinkedIn is a social network. Professionals show off how successful and hirable they are, or companies show how nice it is to work there.

I personally can't take this self promotion that has become very necessary in many parts of our industry so I stay clear of places where it is exercised.

[agcat]

Self promotion is understandable. But the core message in this is that people calling their past choices as strategy on why they did what they did instead of accepting that it was because of constraints, luck or just the situation.

Often these things lead to wrong motivations for people who consider them as experts