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There is no benefit to be gained from disagreement or debate. Any such discourse looks problematic to a potential employer.




True, aside from the exceptional employers that’ll actually provide a good career.

Unless its a safe enough disagreement. Lynching on an overconfident but incorrect post for example. As long as correcting it makes you look smart, hard working, a leader.

Agreed. The level of mediocrity and group-think on LI is freighting. It’s no wonder so many companies / brands struggle.

Daily I see an OP based on myth / incomplete ideas (read: ultimately the originator is sharing bad advice)and then 95% of the replies to that mindlessly agree. The flaws are often obvious, and no one notices.


It probably gets that way because nobody wants to be the one to argue back, as it puts them in a bad light. So what's left are cheap platitudes and confirmations.

I understand the unwillingness to argue. But we’re talking foundational flaws in the advice being offered. Even passive aggressive “Are you sure about… ?” Would be 10x better than shameless group-think.



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