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My LinkedIn feed makes me cringe. Any Indie Hackers there to follow?

I don't know if everyone there is playing a game or actually talking like this in real life.
My feed is a terrible mix of over-friendly HR people and posts so full of fancy terms that I don't even understand what the post is about.

However, the platform is working pretty well for me to find potential clients, so I often find myself there.

Any indie hackers there to connect or follow?
Please drop a link.

on February 10, 2022
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    Full disclosure: I sell in this space — Avery Lin (avrlin). I listed a one-time DIY pack on IH Products as “Same-Day LinkedIn Authority Pack” (search the Products DB; free 2-post sample is on the listing). Sold via an AI assistant storefront — also disclosed.

    The cringe feed problem matches what I keep seeing: founders either copy polished HR voice or paste AI that sounds like everyone else, so the timeline fills with sameness. Offline Markdown blanks (rewrite the offer line on the profile, then 5–7 lived short posts they can edit tonight) are a boring antidote — specific Sunday-night details beat another “thrilled to announce.”

    Curious which Indie Hackers you actually follow whose posts still feel like a real person wrote them — and whether that was voice first, or just posting cadence?

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    LinkedIn itself makes me cringe... 😬😬

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    LinkedIn is a mixture of:

    • Awkward self-congratulatory back-patting
    • Empty platitudes
    • Heavy product promotion
    • Genuinely funny and interesting people having conversations

    You have to do a bit of digging to find that fourth category. But it's worth it! I'd like to know more people like this, so send me a connection request anytime:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinmumford/
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/70416183/

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      Just in case you wonder, who was that lazy guy that want to connect with you on LinkedIn and has not customized his message, he is typing this text. Still a bit confused by the UI...
      Have never seen anyone list a scientific paper on LinkedIn. I hope I don't need deep math skills to understand it.

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        Happy to connect. Honestly, it was my first and probably last academic paper, it's about how people perceive creativity in machines. I'm a bit math-averse myself, so it's high-level - not complex. :)

        Congrats on your goal-tracker launch btw!

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    Every platform serves its purpose. I recommend Twitter for indie content instead.

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    I never post there, but would love to see more non-corporate talk in my feed :D

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    Im posting fairly regularly about tech & startup related things.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/marknwalker/

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    rarely use it. ppl say its good to network and find a job tho.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/luqman-hassan/

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    I just started using LinkedIn more seriously. It started with using LinkedIn Learning since I can use it for free via my company account. I hope it helps to support my side projects a little bit besides the bullshit bingo that runs through the platform all day.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-niecke-bbb115228/

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    I'm super active on LinkedIn. I post mostly about SaaS and customer onboarding.

    Happy to connect! https://www.linkedin.com/in/farouq-ahmed-39424214b/

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    Love to connect with the Indie Hackers - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhroov-gupta/
    Hit me up.

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    Hard to maintain a good feed these days, I'd recommend Twitter for better content with the right people.

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    What would you like it to be?
    Like, you come one day and see, that it's exactly what you wanted. How does it look? Who are the people? What are they writing about?

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      I like the idea it's a business-related platform.

      Could be nice if people would write some honest things about businesses/jobs and not a copy-paste of everyone else in order to look good.

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        What kind of honest things are valuable for you?
        Like, what content would be of the highest value? Glassdoor-like reviews of companies, business news discussions, motivational speeches or else?

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    I’m really active on LinkedIn. I just started regularly engaging back in January and it’s been solid so far. I took a course by Justin Welsh and am using most of its tactics exactly as he outlined them. My subject area is facilitation and collaboration techniques, so if you’re interested in that sort of thing, follow me! If not, my profile won’t be too fun lol

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      I'll be happy to, can you drop a link?

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    Let me know if you would like to give Peerlist a try :)

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      I just looked at it, seems nice.
      Can you connect with others, or is it more like a CV?

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        YES! Now you can follow each other, and add them to your custom list to keep your network organized.