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I was today years old when I found out LinkedIn has a chronological timeline mode*, and why LinkedIn recommends against enabling it in the settings. Because once you do, you’ll see that people aren’t talking about AI, agents and LLMs anywhere near as much as LinkedIn would have you think. My feed just went from ~90% AI hype to one with only the occasional post on the topic. Almost as if one of the companies most invested in the bubble would use a platform they own to inflate it.

(Could be that it’s an EU-only thing? I remember hearing about an EU requirement like this in the past. If so, I’m sorry if it’s not available to you. The free market will sort it out, I’m sure.)

Anders Eknert 1d ago

US friends are telling me it’s available for them too. Happy to hear that!

Chris Wiegman 1d ago

@anderseknert It's the only way I can tolerate LI. The only problem is you cannot use it on mobile unless you use the app (can be a downside when you're looking for work like I was last year).

Christina Hendricks 1d ago

@anderseknert Oh, thank you so much for this! I wasn’t aware and wished there was some such thing. Turns out I just needed to look harder! Available in Canada too.

Anders Eknert 1d ago

@chendricks yeah, this is wild! LinkedIn *almost* looks like a normal platform now. Someone told me they tend to “accidentally” forget your preference for this setting, so better check in on it every now and then. Or I guess the feed going back to eternal AI hype will be enough to tell.

Christina Hendricks 1d ago

@anderseknert I read LI much less than fedi and only because some people I want to connect with are only there. This should make it a bit more tolerable when I’m over there. Good to note that sometimes it may revert and needs rechecking!

Anders Eknert 1d ago

@chendricks yeah it’s about 50/50 for me but that’s only because I use LI for work related things. Even with a non-algorithmic timeline it’ll of course never come close to anything like Fedi… but given the amount of time I spend there, this is a huge improvement.

Ringo De Smet 1d ago

@anderseknert Is it this setting?

Anders Eknert 1d ago

Reginald 1d ago

@anderseknert That's the one. Available in The People’s Republic of Kanuckistan as well.

Chery (Great Australian Pods)1d ago

@raganwald @anderseknert @ringods I use the chronological feed in Australia on Firefox on my phone and desktop when I need to access LinkedIn (their app has too many ads).

CelloMom On Cars 1d ago

I know this was possible on xitter also, except that xitter would sneakily revert to the algorithm after a while and you'd have to manually throw the switch again.

The "after a while" became shorter and shorter over time.

(I don't know what it's like now, I left a few years ago).

Gary McGraw 13h ago

@anderseknert I have never been on Facebook (or any meta things) or LinkedIn. The free market is working for me ok.

Ciarán Ferrie 12h ago

@anderseknert This is the only thing that makes LinkedIn bearable for me.

Nagaram 10h ago

@anderseknert
Huh, well that's something as an American

Nagaram 10h ago

@anderseknert
Never mind. Turns out "Feed Preferences" and "Preferred feed view" are different.

What a shitty site

Anders Eknert 10h ago

@Nagaram yeah that’s as far as I know only an option for US folks. Wild.

@anderseknert
LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, so it’s pretty obvious why it would be doing that.

"Musty Bits" McGee 10h ago

@sollat @anderseknert incredibly, I had some millennial colleagues tonight who couldn't perceive why meta would be sending notifications they weren't particularly interested in

@anderseknert I abandoned LI in the before times, but I think I recall similar experiences, both with the declutterring and the warnings of thou shalt not pass.

Duchamp Pérez 10h ago

@anderseknert I just tried it. It is so much better. Thanks

@anderseknert I have no clue how my feed looks like, haven't taken a look like 4 years. I only use it to keep in touch with a few people...

Erwin Rossen 🔸7h ago

@anderseknert I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Aubrey De Los Destinos 7h ago

@anderseknert In the EU, it's pretty on display, at least in the mobile app. And yeah, the EU requires any social media to have an option for chronological order.

Matthew Weier O'Phinney 3h ago

@anderseknert OMG, thank you for this!

Nix is Ready for Spring 3h ago

@anderseknert we have a "recent" option but it's still full of "likes" vs actual interactions between people.

Paul_IPv6 3h ago

it's available in the US (choose time order rather than "recommended"). you can also choose to not see political posts.

it's still the cesspool that is linkedin but is a shallower, easier to wade through cesspool.

Larry Garfield 2h ago

@anderseknert Where can I find this setting?