AI killed my motivation to post on LinkedIn (here's why)

Author

Phil Perez
February 26, 2025

Something happened that completely changed how I view LinkedIn.

I used to love posting there. The conversations felt real. The engagement was genuine. It was a place where ideas could breathe.

Then something shifted.

At first, I couldn't put my finger on it. The comments were still coming in. The likes were still there. But something felt... off.

That's when I started noticing a pattern.

Every post, regardless of content, would get the same types of responses. Not just similar – identical in tone, structure, and enthusiasm.

It wasn't bots. It was something worse.

Everyone had started using the same AI tools to engage, to comment, to connect. Each person thinking they were being clever and efficient, not realizing they were part of a wave that was making the entire platform feel hollow.

"Love this perspective! 🔥" "Such valuable insights! 👊" "This resonates deeply with me! 💯"

Each comment perfectly crafted by AI to be engaging without saying anything at all.

The irony? Everyone thought they were working smarter, not harder. Using AI to "stay active" on the platform.

Instead, they turned meaningful discussions into an echo chamber of artificial enthusiasm.

I almost stopped posting entirely. What's the point of sharing ideas if the responses are just automated pleasantries?

But then I realized something important: The problem isn't the AI tools. It's how people are using them.

They're trying to automate connection instead of enhancing it. They're using AI as a replacement for their voice instead of an amplifier for it.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Working on ways to make AI enhance genuine connection instead of replacing it.

More on that soon. For now, next time you're on LinkedIn, see if you can spot the pattern. Once you notice it, you can't unsee it.

Talk soon, Phil

P.S. If you're tired of AI making everyone sound the same, I just opened up early access to the Future Proof DNA System at a special pre-launch discount. It's all about making AI amplify your authentic voice, not replace it.