Stu Wu

So I went out and interviewed some people.

They said, oh man, I just got tired of all the shouting on X and Facebook.

So they said they liked LinkedIn because of one of its oldest rules, which is you have to use your real name.

So there's a couple reasons why this makes LinkedIn stand out from other social networks.

Number one, there have been all these studies that if there's a requirement to use a real name, you're much more likely to remain civil.

And number two, if you post something that might reflect poorly on you, well, that's the first place a recruiter or someone who wants to hire you might check to see whether you're suitable for a job.

So that forces people to be more self-disciplined about what they post, which reduced toxicity on the site.