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I bet LinkedIn was not started with the intent to allow spammers to take over. It became a business need over time as the result of being a for-profit enterprise. Starting projects with a noble cause is a good idea but one also has to maintain them for continued growth.

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Great point and I agree to some extent. But take the example of Medium vs tumblr(or blogger). Eventually they both have to monetize but it is upto what compromises the business is willing to make. And like I said the platform at some point started serving more to sales and recruiters and linkedin employees themselves have lost motivation to have a completed profile

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