"I'm a servant leader who leads with empathy and radical candor." Translation: I have no technical skills but I read a book about Scrum once and now I post on LinkedIn five times a day. The LinkedInfluencer content formula is PERFECT in its cynicism. Step one: take an obvious observation. Step two: phrase it as a controversial hot take. Step three: add three emojis. Step four: end with "agree?" Step five: watch the engagement roll in from other LinkedInfluencers who also have nothing to do because their "leadership role" involves four meetings a day and zero code. "I once told a junior developer that their code was BEAUTIFUL. They cried. That junior? Now a Staff Engineer at Google. Leadership is about LIFTING PEOPLE UP." Sure, Kevin. That definitely happened. My favorite genre is the humble brag disguised as a life lesson. "I was offered a 500K position at FAANG but I turned it down because CULTURE MATTERS MORE THAN MONEY." Posted from a WeWork in Austin. These people are the horoscope of the tech industry. "If you are a transformational leader, you probably also value synergy and cross-functional alignment." Yeah and if you are a Sagittarius you probably like travel and adventure. Same energy. Same level of insight. Same amount of actual information: ZERO. Agree?