An interesting related read is &quot;On leaving Academia.edu&quot; published by a professor who is going to leave the social networking site: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;NUBD8nn" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;NUBD8nn</a><p>Edit: the original at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.academia.edu&#x2F;s&#x2F;f0001df3b6" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.academia.edu&#x2F;s&#x2F;f0001df3b6</a> was taken down.