Check Out My Materials

The week opened with a connection request. Many have lost connections lately because profiles considered "Fake" have been removed. No one cares how many or how few connections I have.

The only time I see how many followers anyone has is when they reply and I use their comment to log onto the site. Some who respond have tens of thousands of connections.

Others have a few hundred. What does it matter? There was a request from a man who worked at Dick's Sporting Goods in Honolulu. He sent a message stating he was opening an account and wanted to connect.

As I checked the next morning it disappeared. The latest request will probably self destruct in five seconds. Not before I mention the impersonalized message.

"Hello Thomas, I have checked your materials. Your major and resume are very outstanding. I hope to have more communication with you"

Is it progress this "Woman" is not Asian? She has a faraway picture which could be anyone, no mutual connections and the vague headline "Educational Financial Services."

The best thing about not going to college- as if I didn't waste enough time in that era- is not falling into debt throwing good money after bad. I would not have found my way in school. I hated school before that and frat parties did not interest me.

I learned more working in a comic store. Joke's on them: I got into that when Silver Age (1955-1972) comics were rising in value so what I enjoyed reading went up in value.

Not as much as the interest and fees on a college loan. I did not drop out of the comic store. Let's dissect the message. With no message I might have viewed her profile and considered a connection.

By checking my materials, did she read my articles? Not many do. If Long Form Articles become a "New Feature"- that would never happen. Groups will be relevant and have engagement before that happens.

What is more nonexistent: my major or my resume? I never went to college. They who matter don't mind and they who mind don't matter. My resume never impressed anyone.

No matter how much I accomplished certain Human Resources employees acted like I was starting kindergarten. Needless to say, there was no offer on those crummy jobs.

She can hope to have more communication with me. Since her account will probably be reported and gone by sundown it is obvious she has nothing more to say. There is no value to someone who seems fake. Occasionally some are on the fence and I give them the benefit of the doubt.

If they don't make an attempt giving a template passing as a "Personalized" message- it's not like they will comment, post or engage.