Hello everyone! I am someone with 500+ LinkedIn connections and have come to a realization : this was a Mistake Mistake? yes. If I compare my LinkedIn presence in my first year of university with my second year, the difference is real. Back then, I was building my first Flappy Bird clone, participating in 10+ competitive programming contests (both online and on-site), and — the best part — I enjoyed sharing my little but meaningful contributions to the tech world. I was loud. I was proud.