No Way to Verify LinkedIn Connections Were Actually Met In Person
Professional networkers on LinkedIn receive introduction requests to first-degree connections they don't actually know, undermining trust in the network. There's no mechanism to signal that a connection represents a real, verified in-person meeting rather than an accepted request from a stranger.
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