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2026-06-17 03:07 UTC
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@badgermurphy@lemmy.world 2026-06-17 03:23
Sorry, its just a dumb old saying. I think that some people, even more in the past, have more available opportunities than they need, so they may not really be missing out if they dont look under every stone and around every corner. Everyone has a finite amount of time, energy, and overall human bandwidth to commit to their lives, and those without a lot to spare are not likely to keep looking once they’ve found something really good that they’re satisfied with. For example, I’m sure I dont have the best, most rewarding, most high-paying job I could possibly have, but I do have a good one. I believe that the opportunity cost of finding a better one is higher than the benefit gained vs. the current one. The better someone’s current job is relative to their talents, the more likely they, too will come to the same conclusion. So, maybe LinkedIn can help a lot of job-serkers, but a ton of people also think it sucks eggs and has egregious privacy concerns, so of they can get by without it, it is not hard to imagine why they would.