The shift began with the anti-heroes of the 1970s films like Network (1976), which skewered the ruthless entertainment industry, and Norma Rae (1979), which turned a textile factory into a battlefield for dignity.
LinkedIn, once a sterile resume repository, has transformed into a bizarre theater of professional performance. Here, "thought leadership" meets emotional breakdown. Posts about "laying off 20% of my team taught me about vulnerability" are a specific genre of work entertainment. They are consumed, screenshotted, and mocked on other platforms. This meta-feedback loop—LinkedIn posts discussed on Reddit's r/LinkedInLunatics—creates a multi-layered entertainment ecosystem entirely about work. xxxi indian video work