The Problem With LinkedIn, X, and Every "Professional" Platform
Let me be brutally honest with you.
I hate AI-generated posts. I hate generic "I'm thrilled to announce" garbage. I hate dramatic words that mean nothing. I hate people who try to sound like a corporate press release when they're just... a person. Sitting behind a screen. Probably in their underwear.
And I especially hate this: people acting "professional" outside of actual work.
Bro. You are not your LinkedIn headline. You are not your job title. Being professional at your job - delivering work, respecting deadlines, not being a d!ck to your coworkers - THAT is professionalism. Everything else? That's just cosplay.
My Rule: Do The Opposite
Here's my strategy. It's stupid simple.
| Platform | What Everyone Does | What I Do |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate speak, humble brags, "I'm honoured to share" | Gen Z slang, roasts, cringe, zero filter | |
| X (Twitter) | Long threads, premium flexing | Short. Raw. Written by ME. No AI. No premium. |
| Dev.to | N/A (this is where I actually explain things) | Detailed, proper, soulful. Yes, AI-assisted. I refine it. |
LinkedIn is built for professionals? Cool. I'll post like a Gen Z sh!tposter.
X is built for short takes? I'll keep it raw and manual. No AI touching it.
Dev.to is built for learning? Fine. I'll actually teach something here.
The "AI Posts Have No Soul" Rant
Look. I get it. AI is a tool. I USE AI. Right now. For this very post. You're reading AI-refined words. I'm not pretending otherwise.
But here's what makes me angry:
People use AI to write posts that sound like absolutely nothing. No opinion. No edge. No pain. No joy. Just... smooth, empty, corporate sludge.
"I'm excited to leverage synergies in the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation."
Who the hell talks like this? NO ONE. This is not a human. This is a LinkedIn ghost.
If you're gonna use AI - at least put your SOUL in it. Give it your anger. Your humor. Your specific, weird, irreplaceable perspective. AI can structure your thoughts. But it cannot be you.
This post? AI wrote the skeleton. But the rage? The "I don't give a f*ck" energy? The specific choices? That's me. You can feel the difference, right?
Why I Don't Care About Your Emotions
I'm including my private stuff in public posts. I don't care.
I don't care if you think I'm "cringe." I don't care if you think I'm "too aggressive." I don't care if my future employer reads this and thinks, "hmm, this person has opinions."
Good. I have opinions. I'm not a beige wall. I'm not a "passionate professional with 5+ years of experience in cross-functional collaboration." I'm a human who gets pissed off at generic content and does something about it.
Being professional in your work is the ONLY main thing.
You deliver good code? You ship on time? You don't throw teammates under the bus? You communicate clearly in standups?
Then you're professional. I don't care if your LinkedIn post says "lmao this API made me wanna yeet my laptop into the sun." Your WORK speaks. Not your f*cking font choice or your "I humbly accept" energy.
My Dev.to Promise
This is the ONE platform where I let AI help me write. And I'll keep doing it.
Why? Because Dev.to is for learning. And I want my explanations to be clear, structured, and detailed. AI helps me organize my chaos into something readable.
But I still refine every word. I still inject the "me" into it. I still make sure it doesn't read like a Wikipedia article written by a committee of bored robots.
You're reading a human mind, filtered through AI structure. That's honest. And honestly? That's the future.
Final Thought
Stop performing professionalism.
Start being a person who does professional work.
There's a massive difference. And once you realize that, you stop caring about the LinkedIn game. You stop caring about sounding "impressive." You just... post what you think. Raw. Unfiltered. Alive.
That's all I've got.
Written with AI assistance. Refined with human rage. Published with zero f*cks given.
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