Oh, no, I agree with you. I'm also gen x, first computer was a Timex Sinclair.
All the things, Facebook, LinkedIn, everything, they aren't the problem, it's the greed and current function of commerce that ruins it all.
LinkedIn was just very obviously taken over by douchbags almost as soon as it was launched.
So if someone is stupid, they deserve to be tricked by chatgpt. Got it.