Sunday, Unedited with Jonathan Mills Patrick

Sunday, Unedited with Jonathan Mills Patrick

LinkedIn (The Long-Sequence Play)

Stop optimizing for virality and start focusing on identity

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Jonathan Mills Patrick
May 27, 2026
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LinkedIn just told us something that should change how every growth-stage company thinks about content.

They’re moving from click-optimization to identity-optimization. The algorithm no longer rewards the post that gets the most clicks — it rewards the account that consistently signals expertise in a specific domain over time.

If LinkedIn is part of your …

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