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The old way I networked vs how it works now feels backwards
Honestly, back in 2015 I used to go to these meetups in Austin and just hand out business cards to anyone who looked important. It felt like a numbers game where you just collected contacts. Now after the pandemic, most of my real career moves came from chatting in Discord servers or commenting on posts over a few months. Nobody even asks for my LinkedIn anymore, they just remember my username from a thread. Has anyone else noticed networking shifted from in-person favors to online reputation building?
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lucashart9d ago
Yeah meeting people in person is way better for building actual trust, that's been my experience too lol.
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ray3639d ago
Yeah but I gotta push back on that. Those Discord chats and comment threads don't hold a candle to actually shaking someone's hand and looking them in the eye. You can build a whole online persona and still get ghosted when you need a real favor like a job referral or a co-sign on a deal. I've seen guys with thousands of followers on LinkedIn get ignored when they ask for introductions because nobody actually trusts a username. The old way forced you to build real rapport face to face, not just farm likes and upvotes. Maybe it feels better for you, but I think we've lost something important by hiding behind screens.
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