Yeah plus Linked in is really essential for keeping networks. I just got a job through an old work friend. We chatted on linked in and that's how we were able to connect. I would never add this person on Facebook and emailing would be too weird a move.

Linked in chats are casual informal methods of touching base with someone and allows you to keep in touch with colleagues in a professional manner.

Great for maneuvering dynamics without being sleazy too. It's the perfect professional connection without having to worry about dropping into the conversation btw I'm married, I'm not hitting on you, I just would like to stay in touch in a purely platonic worky way. Any other social media add can be interpreted weirdly, and blurs personal lines too much imo.

Thays why I think Linked in is fantastic, sure it's cringey but all social media is. The issue is people's inherent nature, not so much the platform.