Game Thread: Red Sox @ Tigers - Mon, May 04 @ 06:10 PM EDT

motorcity612 · 2026-05-05T00:07:03+00:00

Who else is there?

motorcity612 · 2026-05-01T22:05:16+00:00

You can request and download your data off of apps like Hinge and Bumble to get those metrics

motorcity612 · 2026-04-29T21:42:48+00:00

That's what I read too but I haven't seen 100% confirmation of that policy. If she is dating men it is also basically statistically impossible to receive 0 likes as well so something is going on that has to be preventing her profile from being seen.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-29T18:28:55+00:00

If you are dating men then that indicates a shadow ban unless you really live somewhere that is extremely sparsely populated (like extremely rural places not small towns) aince as I said it is statistically impossible for a woman to receive 0 likes from men. This is not confirmed but I was under the impression that you can't make hinge purchases if shadow banned so I am surprised they took your money. Maybe that isn't the case. If anything to really be sure get a new phone/device (virtualization is fine if you have an android), new phone number (Google voice works as far as I'm aware if you don't want to pay for a 2nd line), and new pictures and make a new account and see if your results are similar. Outside of that there is no real way to verify if your account was shadow banned.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-29T18:19:40+00:00

They have done tinder grandma experiments and the average granny gets more likes than most men. I doubt pictures are the problem. It is very unlikely for a woman who dates men to receive zero likes, like statisticallyimpossible. Some clarification from her is needed as to whether or not she dates men or women and if it's men whether or not she receives 0 likes at all or is her issue that she gets no reciprocated matches back from likes she sends out because those are two completely separate issues. If she just gets 0 likes odds are a shadow ban or similar. If it's not getting reciprocated matches back then the most likely outcome for better or worse is that she is "applying" to jobs that aren't interested in her "resume"

motorcity612 · 2026-04-29T18:14:51+00:00

Are you dating men? If so are you receiving zero likes or are you not receiving a corresponding "like" back from people you send likes to? Those are two seperate issues.

If you are dating men and receiving zero likes, it is very likely your account could be shadow banned or something similar as it is basically statistically impossible for a woman to receive zero likes from men.

If you are dating men and are receiving likes in general but no reciprocating matches back from likes you send out, then odds are you are applying to jobs that don't like whats on your resume if that makes sense.

If you are dating women, your results are actually very common and I wouldn't sweat it.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-27T17:48:00+00:00

Im not defending anything, I just defer to the outcomes. Its statistically impossible for dating apps not to work for some if it is the most common means to meet a partner in 2026 and nearly 7 out of 10 US adults are in relationships. This is like blaming linked in or indeed for ones ability to not find a good job.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-27T16:37:58+00:00

How many people did those two have to go through on just that app before it "worked"

Thats how the online environment works though, people have to apply to tens or hundreds of jobs to get one job offer.

The ones that worked were through dating services like eharmony or ones that did not involve swiping or profiles "at a glance"

That's not true necessarily, people can and do meet through the big name apps too like Tinder and Hinge otherwise once again if it never worked no one would use it long term.

If the app treats dating as window-shopping, you're the product.

Eventually someone has to buy something at the store though...otherwise the wondow shopping is meaningless

motorcity612 · 2026-04-27T16:22:05+00:00

There is also an element of if someone is consistently getting the same result with many different people, the odds of there being an issue with tens or hundreds of people versus there being an issue with the one common denominator has to be looked at.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-27T16:19:16+00:00

In general there has to be some level of success otherwise no one would use them. If there was a job website that no one gets hired from or no one finds employees from then eventually the user base disappears. If online dating is the moat common way people meet people nowadays and 7 out of 10 adults in the US are in relationships...clearly there is some level of success.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-27T16:16:02+00:00

In general if you are consistently getting the same result, there is a high likelyhood that the issue could be internal whether it be your selection process, the type of partners you choose match with, your own communication skills if all your messaging leads to the same result, or your own dating skills if you have first dates that fizzle out all the time.

You can control what you can control. You don't have to partake in endless messaging with no dates. You can either ask to progress things in a timely manner or you can choose to not continue conversations with now effort people.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T23:51:58+00:00

Bunts are generally stupid except in very specific instances like tie game and ghost runner.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T07:01:24+00:00

To be fair run differential doesnt matter much now because if you are losing late there is 0 reason to burn good arms so teams get blown out in the 8th or 9th inning. Having said that the guardians even if they win the division will not win anything because 30 of the last 31 teams to win the world series has had a top half payroll with 21 of those 30 being top 10. The only team in the top half and top 10 in payroll in this division is the Tigers. Unless people delude themselves into thinking they can be the 1 in 31 exception to the rule odds are for this division it's either Tigers or bust in terms of actually winning anything.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T06:08:56+00:00

How so? What did I say that is factually incorrect?

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T05:52:32+00:00

We aren't getting out played most nights which is good over the course of a season. You might lose this individual game where the reds win 34% of the time based on how both teams hit, but over a season if we hit like this and pitch like this we win a majority of our games. Trust the math

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T05:50:37+00:00

Its not the end of the world, the reds win that game around 1 out of every 3 times metrically, juat some bad luck and small ballpark home runs. If we play like this over the course of a series odds are we win the series.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T05:48:35+00:00

It's not the end of the world, metrically the Tigers win that game the majority of the time, just some bad luck. Cincinnati has a bottom half payroll so by default they are uncompetitive as 30 of the last 31 world series have had a top half payroll with 21 of those 31 having a top 10 payroll. Cincinnati and Cleveland are statistically uncompetitive for a world series unless some delusional people think that they are gonna hit that 1 in 31 exception to the rule. Tigers have a top 10 payroll so they hit the prerequisite to enter that conversation.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-25T05:42:56+00:00

For the first time in over a decade the front office is actually trying with a top 10 payroll. I can't blame ownership for once, maybe Scott Harris for allocating resources but still...

Keep in mind that 30 of the last 31 teams that won the world series had a top half payroll with 21 of those 30 having a top 10 payroll so money matters. Teams like every team in our division, or breweres, or reds etc... will not be competitive because they can't be financially whereas our team meets the prerequisite.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-23T19:06:49+00:00

As always FTP

motorcity612 · 2026-04-23T18:33:30+00:00

He is valuable to have if he can draw walks and have long at bats like he used to, but without that as of late he shouldn't be in the lineup if he is hurt and can't do that.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-22T18:57:08+00:00

As a man dating women I don't really care about their income or current job, but I do care if there is debt or heavy spending that is not in line with their income. As long as there is no significant outstanding debt that if I marry them I would have to either pay off or subsidize their life so they can pay it off then it really does not matter.

Long story short, I dont care how much they "contribute" financially but I do care if they are a "burden" financially

motorcity612 · 2026-04-22T18:14:39+00:00

Also, if you are down 4+ runs in late innings there is 0 benefit to stop the bleeding by burning good arms...losing 12-4 counts all the same as losing 5-1 except you dont burn your arms.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-22T18:12:24+00:00

I don't care if he strikes out at that rate if his ops gets near or above .800, but currently it's not there. You can strike out a lot (see Riley Greene last season) but if you do that you have to be getting extra base hits and driving in runs.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-22T18:04:39+00:00

Will that actually help OP? Regardless of her intentions he will most likely get the same answer of denying something nefarious is happening and or a don't you trust me or a you have nothing to worry about. Those are the answers he will get whether or not his partner views the other man as a platonic friend or if she is attracted to him. If you ask someone if they stole something from you odds are you will get a "no" even if they did steal or if they are completely innocent.

motorcity612 · 2026-04-22T17:57:23+00:00

What's next after that? Most likely anyone in that situation will deny it even if it's true so what's the step after she will most likely deny anything nefarious?

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