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Skip from the comment to the DM

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The AI-written LinkedIn message you've gotten a hundred times has a tell, and once you see it you can't unsee it.

Nico Lafakis named it: "They all proceed with some message about, oh, I saw your latest post about this. It sounds so interesting. We should connect. No, we shouldn't."

His line for what's actually missing: "You only skip from the comment to the direct message." If a post was worth a comment, comment on it. Skipping straight to the ask is the disconnect people feel.

Full clip: https://valuefirststudios.com/media/episode/vf-ai-daily-2026-09-11

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