RE: IS LINKEDIN A PLACE TO BE? WHY? SHARE YOUR TOP 3 REASONS WITH ME

Well I had been concerned about this for so long.

My first desire was to wipe out my digital footprints, so I entered this beautiful movement for virtual privacy, encryption and so on. But then I realized that, if you want to produce a change in society, if you want to give a message and gather people around ideals that could benefit us all... you cannot hide. You must be seen, you must be known.

I had to fight my desires to hide into the shadows (which is very important for me), because I understood that my calling was to bring people together on healthier bases for our social interactions.

Of course, the matter of centralized and decentralized services plays a major role in this. The corporative centralized social media is what most people know everywhere, and I am completely convinced that it will be like that forever... it's a matter of power.

When little groups compromised with freedom create cryptocurrencies, then appear corporate cryptocurrencies that inevitably dominate the whole market because they have the power to do that... they have the techs, the professional advertiser, the social engineer specialists and, most of all... they have the money.

I think the cyberpunk stories are really essays of futurist political philosophy, and they teach us clearly something: You cannot beat the monster. Perhaps, and with big efforts, you may cut one head... but there will appear many more.

However this is not an advice to remain careless on those platforms. We must protect our data as long as possible. But there is a necessary balance between delivering a message, cultivating useful relationships and, on the other hand, protecting our privacy.

When some people ask me: Why are you using facebook, twitter and the others? It is because of people there. I use those platforms for them, to connect. I couldn't do that from here, because they're not here.

I advocate for a sound minimal care, but when you realize how big is the monster you understand that the only way for absolute privacy and protection is, either the complete withdraw from society, or the change of the whole social system... None of them seems a viable option.

So, yes, use that platform, and the others. Use whatever thing will be useful. You're already under surveillance, we all are (that's what we call "modern society"). Just control your hands there, entering only the necessary things.