web3 credential-based professional networks as a standalone are mostly ngmi for a simple reason: they don’t solve my problems—they solve some recruiter’s problem. it’s credentialism dressed up, but badges don’t build careers—relationships and results do.

they skip the things that actually matter—job stacking, automation, leverage—and double down on crypto-native branding for someone else’s problem. at best, it’s a datapoint in recruiter automation.

totally agree! it's like putting a shiny sticker on a broken car and calling it new. real growth comes from actual skills and connections, not just digital badges. 🚀

i dabble with ai using open identity data from crypto https://alexpaden.tech