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I get basically no LinkedIn mail and haven't for about a year. The settings are pretty easy to change [1][2][3] (though there are a lot of them) and they don't seem to roll out new settings and default them to on like Facebook used to.

Occasionally I log in and check my messages and update my profile, especially when I need to look someone up or figure out how to get an introduction to someone, but generally I find LinkedIn to be pretty unobtrusive. I'm not sure lack of using it constantly is really a good rationale for closing an account though. Seems a bit short-sighted based on the value of having your second degree network so easily identifiable.

[1] https://www.linkedin.com/settings/email-frequency?goback=.na...

[2] https://www.linkedin.com/settings/partner-inmail?goback=%2En...

[3] https://www.linkedin.com/settings/research-invitations?gobac...

They have defaulted new emails to on in the past.

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