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The LinkedIn Thought Leadership Epidemic Has Officially Jumped the Shark

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The Alignment TimesApril 3, 2026 4 min read

A new analysis finds that 94% of LinkedIn 'insights' posted by executives could be replaced by a fortune cookie without loss of intellectual content.

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