Is getting verified on LinkedIn a big deal? I really don't want to install the LinkedIn app on my phone, considering how it harasses me to turn on notifications, like every friggin' time.

Is getting verified on LinkedIn a big deal? I really don't want to install the LinkedIn app on my phone, considering how it harasses me to turn on notifications, like every friggin' time.
I put it off for a long time but one day it just logged me out of the browser and didn't let me log back in without verifying myself on the app.
If Linkedin forces me to do this while I'm still unemployed, that's cyberbullying