You're an essayist and an editor? I would have trouble believing you are an editor because I could have cut this piece down by half easily.

In any case, I think Linkedin is better than Facebook because you know why you're there. It's obvious that people are supposed to be positive because it's a job network. Additionally, I'm not sure if people engaged with LinkedIn the same way they engage with Facebook. Don't they normally check LinkedIn out as needed whereas people might be checking LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram just for fun and kind of pseudo-living on those sites?