Honestly, you've nailed it. Marketers treat this space like a lead gen playground, not a community. It's exhausting watching people slide into every thread to plug their agency or push some half-baked "growth hack" that's really just a disguised sales pitch. We've seen it everywhere - social media, Slack groups, even podcast comments sections. No one just shares anymore without a hidden ask.
The irony is, we all know the best insights come from honest, no-strings-attached conversations. But the industry's wired to commodify everything, including each other. It's a shame because a real forum for swapping war stories and actual strategies would be gold. Instead, we get the same recycled slop and veiled self-promotion. Marketers really are the worst at being a community, aren't we?
