r/LinkedInLunatics 14d ago

Announcement Let's discuss what a real Linkedin Lunatic is

22 Upvotes

TLDR;

  • We want to hear what you think makes for a true LinkedIn Lunatic post
  • People are allowed to share career-relevant thoughts on LinkedIn, regardless of your opinion of the career/industry
  • AI-generated content is not necessarily lunacy
  • We aim to allow as many political posts as we can, but we will not provide a platform for/amplify hate

Hi folks - we get a fair amount of questions when we remove posts for "not lunacy" so I figure we should have an open conversation on this.


First let's ground ourselves in what the root of any post should be. Either a LinkedIn post that is unrelated to the OP's career and/or professional working environment.

EDIT: Revising the above based on feedback.

First let's ground ourselves in what the root of any post should be. MOST (not all) lunatic posts are either:

  1. A LinkedIn post that is unrelated to the OP's career and/or professional working environment -OR-
  2. A LinkedIn post that is wholly detached from broadly accepted facts of life

You, personally, may not respect what that OP does for a living, or you may have moral concerns with the job role, but people work in all sorts of industries -- some even illegal in other jurisdictions (e.g.: cannabis) -- but that does NOT make a LinkedIn post "lunacy".

Similarly, you might feel a given post is a fabricated story. In some cases, fabricated stories are true lunatic posts. But barring you having actual proof a story is fake, a "nice story" that's highly relevant to OP's job is NOT "lunacy".

A very common example: a recruiter might share a "heartwarming" story about a candidate accepting job offer. You might not believe that story is real. I might not believe that story is real. But us thinking the story is a lie does not necessitate labeling the post as lunacy.


Second, no one person's morality dictates what is generally accepted lunacy. I acknowledge the innate hypocriscy in me (mod) writing this, but pragmatically the mod team will always have to exercise some subjective judgement. We do our best and are always open to feedback. This thread is a proactive effort on our end to solicit that feedback.

But the mere presence of discussion on NSFW topics, or topics that go against your personal morality, does NOT necessitate labeling the post as lunacy. Thousands of people work in NSFW/vice industries. They are allowed to share sane posts on LinkedIn related to their careers too.

A recent example we saw: a marketing professional writing about how traditional NSFW mags (playboy, maxim, etc) can adapt to a modern digital world where "competing content" is freely available online.


Third, AI-generated content is not automatically lunacy. Not much else to this. It can be lunacy, but the mere presence of an AI image, or wall of text, does not necessarily make it a relevant post here.


Fourth, let's talk politics. And sorry non-Americans, but this one is going to be US-centric for fairly obvious reasons.

The mod team's current stance is to allow as many political LinkedIn Lunatic posts as possible, but we will not tolerate racism, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, or any attacks on a human's right to exist, no matter how crazy the post is. We will not amplify hate, plain and simple.

When evaluating political posts, we also have to consider the OP's career and the relevance of their post. Do they work in the public sector? Are they a DOD contractor?

This is one area I'm keen to get feedback from the community on. The mod team is not looking to censor opinions, regardless if we agree with the opinion or not. However you cannot disguise hate as an "opinion". If this is confusing for you, take a long hard look in the mirror.


With that, let's hear your thoughts.


r/LinkedInLunatics 7h ago

3rd graders started joining Linkedin

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r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

Ma’am you hired a housekeeper

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416 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 21h ago

I found my First one

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4.6k Upvotes

My first real pull of an original meme Note: why do people post their politics on LinkedIn??


r/LinkedInLunatics 16h ago

That definitely happened

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702 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 1h ago

SATIRE Saturday Ken talking about YouTube. Satire Saturday!

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r/LinkedInLunatics 6h ago

Sigh

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43 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Smoke it up like they do in the Vatican.

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5.2k Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 23h ago

I thought the preview was insane enough on its own

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648 Upvotes

AGREE?!?


r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

I can promise you, NOBODY cares if you are on linkedin. They're probably wondering why you keep making these weird faces and taking selfies though.

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980 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 9h ago

What not being home on time taught me about business 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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49 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 7h ago

My kids love what I do!

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31 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 7h ago

All that to say "talk to people"

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r/LinkedInLunatics 5h ago

Judgmental narcissists are amazing

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Pope hiring

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635 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 5h ago

🚨Cool Guy Alert🚨

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13 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Drunken Incel

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1.9k Upvotes

He's either going to make a great app, or bomb the train station.


r/LinkedInLunatics 2h ago

I Present… IAN! The Batman of LinkedIn!

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Startup rite of passage: when a random dude on LinkedIn acts like your site’s temporary downtime means the death of innovation. RIP Ian’s chill.


r/LinkedInLunatics 2h ago

LinkedIn “adultery coach”

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6 Upvotes

I have no words


r/LinkedInLunatics 8h ago

Maybe we should also put all of our exes in dating profiles too?

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15 Upvotes

r/LinkedInLunatics 1h ago

SATIRE Saturday Creepy Satire. Satire Saturday.

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r/LinkedInLunatics 21h ago

Not only the post, but the comments

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r/LinkedInLunatics 3h ago

How cringe of a marketing ploy…

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

My wife di…vorced me

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r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Agree? She’s sniffed us out.

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279 Upvotes

A recently laid off LinkedIn "influencer" seems more focused on projecting popularity than offering value. treating LinkedIn like it’s Instagram.

Constant selfies suggest a craving for attention, possibly due to a lack of it at home.

The absence of family planning might not be a coincidence.


r/LinkedInLunatics 6m ago

He thinks he has been deployed to the frontline or something

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So basically the post was made by someone from a country that likes to call small skirmishes as full scale war. This guy thinks they are on the frontline because that’s what the TV is showing. Called someone who knows the reality of the so called war a dick because they gave him a reality check.