LinkedIn replaced scouting: Roberto Lopes got called up

LinkedIn replaced scouting, and Roberto Lopes is the receipt. Gazeta Esportiva says he got the call after one LinkedIn message, which means the old gatekeeper pipeline got skipped by the inbox. That’s the same pattern hitting knowledge work: attention now routes opportunity before the old process even notices. The real question is whether scouts, recruiters, and managers are still in control — or just reading the notifications after the decision is made. Pick a side in the comments: platform wins, or gatekeepers still matter?