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HeavilyBeardedMan

Maybe he’s just sick of Instagram


MarcBulldog88

Aren't we all?


ralbert

Fr, I opened the app for the first time in months and it felt like a tiktok clone. I just wanted to see my friends photos... we need an app for that.


amatom27

Now they suggest content for you it's a fucking trainwreck. Just a bunch of dip shit gym influencers if you follow any remote fitness stuff. So dumb.


Corporal_Sauce

So true, I love golf but I don’t need five hundred swing tip videos that make it look so fucking easy. Touchy subject


provoking

damn who hurt your swing bro


Corporal_Sauce

Ironically, baseball


SdBolts4

Same. I got ten, hour-long lessons before trying out for the high school golf team sophomore year after quitting baseball and the first thing he asked after he watched my swing was, “you played baseball, huh?” Transferring weight onto my front foot and swinging inside to out were my biggest issues. I bet you slice the ball in golf like I did (driver was the worst)


707royalty

Tale as old as time


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Hockey here, I gave up a while ago. I just wanna hit some clappers I guess


Sparx86

My golf stuff just keeps showing me the same video reposted by different accounts. Drives me insane. Then my dad will send me the same video a month later that he saw on Facebook.


WGYHL

Man I followed one jits guy (Gordon ryan) now every second post is a suggested post and it's always some lame ass purple belt hits guy trying to get clout on gram cause he rolls a few times a week and says oss really loud


amatom27

Same with bodybuilding. Every other post is some novice wanna be gym influencer showing you how to do lateral raises correctly, when HE HIMSELF is doing them wrong lol


WGYHL

Yea the amount of "hey guys this just a little routine I like to warm up with" proceeds to shrimp and roll around on the mat


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WGYHL

Followed Gordon ryan on insta now I'm spammed with shitty jui jitsu Instagram suggested posts.


azdb91

Woodworking for me. I follow some makers I really enjoy and keep up with, but insta thinks it means I want to watch every motherfucker who owns a circular saw and found a pallet


Oslo_Oak

If I ever get a sniff of curing epoxy again in life, pretty sure I’ll turn into The Hulk.


continentaly

Holy shit I thought I was the only one flooded with gym bro garbage, I haven’t been to a gym in years


ImTheNguyenerOne

My entire IG is basically about my lifting and the amount of pure garbage tiktoks and reels I see where dudes are just cringey for attention never ceases to amaze me.


QueenSpicy

I hate that if one person has a viral video, everyone remakes it literally word for word, expression for expression. Not to mention all the randoms lifting like no weight and it’s their first month in the gym, “when you remove your pump cover!” Trend. It really is just an onlyfans, supplement, brand promotion site.


knm20

Pro tip for everyone who hates this (and if you don't hate it, wtf is wrong with you): you can snooze suggested posts for 30 days by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right of a suggested post. I wish there was a way to get rid of them permanently, but at least it's something!


Funkagenda

> I just wanted to see my friends photos... we need an app for that. It's super dumb, but if you open the app, then tap the Instagram logo in the top-left, a hidden drop-down menu appears where you can choose to see posts from people you follow only.


DukeSi1v3r

That’s how the app works already? You can just click ‘stop showing these posts’ on the first one in the feed that’s ‘similar content’ or someone that you’re not following


YesImKeithHernandez

They're allegedly rolling back some of that stuff after so much negative press about it but we'll see for how long. It's been in Meta/Facebook's playbook that they take whatever others are doing well and make them permanent parts of their own platforms (see Snaps becoming Stories)


Cultural-Divide-2649

Now people only post pictures on their stories lol


JinFuu

It’s a bit easier than twitter to find artists for commissions/as an image gallery, but overall tumblr was superior


buffaloranchsub

tumblr is one of the most bearable social media for me


rvasko3

Gonna get worse next year, Zuck said they'll be leaning even more into AI-based suggestions and reels and all that bullshit.


slipslop69

Reels are fucking awful and so much worse than TikTok


RODjij

That's exactly what FB and zuck are going for. They made IG a lot like tiktok and they're paying content creators to post on their platforms.


moeburn

> felt like a tiktok clone. Yeah Youtube started doing that with their Shorts Reels too. It's so dumb. These companies think Tiktok succeeded because of its content or its algorithms or its format. They're missing the giant freaking watermark at the end of every video that says "GO TO TIKTOK TO SEE MORE FUN STUFF LIKE THIS". Nobody else does that. It even used to be flashing and dancing around all 4 corners during the video. That's why they got popular, being annoying.


normsy

Like when Jason Dominguez did this a few months back?


Borrum

Damn I understand doing this if they lowballed him in free agency or something but isn't he leaving the Cubs on good terms? Maybe he really doesn't want to be traded.


Leftfeet

He sounded pretty upset about the idea the other day when they were finishing the home stand. I heard part of the interview and he was clearly emotional about it. He's been with the Cubs organization for half his life. Getting traded away after that long, when you're playing really well, has to be pretty tough on a guy.


nietzsche_niche

hes probably been told a deal is nearing completion so he's getting a head start on his socials cleanup


spicycurry55

But why does he need to clean up social? Most players don’t delete the posts in their old uniforms. It’s not an ex-significant other who they’re disassociating from


5unstreaker

Idk people are different


boxing_packages

he could be mad at the Cubs. It seems like he doesn’t really have any interest in being traded, yet has no say in it happening. I would be mad too.


illini211

He’s been a cub for like 47 years, longer than people realize. I’m sure he’s upset and doesn’t want to go.


Cnsrbstrmp

I'd love it if he'd have done a hat reveal like college prospects


nietzsche_niche

everyone should have a corny ass presentation on ESPN that was basically 55 minutes of ads about where theyre headed like Lebron did.


unMuggle

But it's for the kids! /s, what a disaster that became. I was in Chicago during it, the whole news media was convinced he was going to the Bulls. I felt an entire city die that evening.


Dustyoldfart

I still feel like we had the best situation at the time. If Lebron teamed up with Rose, Noah, and Deng that team would have been unstoppable. Especially if Wade came with him, or Bosh. But then all 3 go to fucking Miami? Assholes. We got Boozer, which was a shitty consolation prize even though he ended up playing well for us. Still won 60 games the next season. If Rose never gets hurt we would have given Miami a run for it's money every season. I doubt the Heat make the finals 4 straight years.


unMuggle

I don't know if Chicago was a better fit than a few of the teams he considered, but Chicago should have won out over Miami.


BatThumb

Soto please make it happen


ubernostrum

Multiple stories like [this one](https://twitter.com/ChiSportUpdates/status/1552301029051379714) have circulated, that they basically didn't make any effort to try to get him for the long term.


catch10110

That really is infuriating to read. I understand that there is certainly some issue with signing a longer term deal with a catcher for their age 30+ seasons...but with the DH in the NL, seems like you should be able to figure *something* out that will be beneficial to both parties.


ubernostrum

Don't you know that All-Star catchers are a dime a dozen? I'm sure another one will turn up, and in the meantime think of all the shiny new prospects who'll be pushing the next "window" back another year or two.


The_Binary_Insult

I didn't think you needed a sarcasm tag for this, but the down votes say maybe you do.


Zealousideal-Earth50

Doesn’t have to mean any hard feelings. Might just be his way of separating himself and mentally preparing himself for a big life change 🤷🏻‍♂️.


Borrum

Probably the right take


ms_barkie

Watching that teary response he gave when interviewed in the clubhouse about being traded really didn’t seem like someone with bad blood or who wanted to leave.


deadskin

Means he's getting traded stat


lostinthought15

Good terms is relative. The team has been pretty open about “we are trying to send you somewhere else” publicly.


DoTheFungo

Meanwhile my LinkedIn page is probably listing my job from 3 years ago


Leftfeet

Mines probably at least 8 years behind. I'm probably even wearing a suit in my profile pic, and I haven't worn a suit except for funerals in at least 7 years.


rollo2masi

I completely wiped my LinkedIn profile after seeing what a CEO circle-jerk it has become. > “Thoughts?” > “Agree?” > “What do you think?” Drove me mad.


iiamthepalmtree

r/linkedinlunatics


WeirdoOtaku

Ironically everyone that uses LinkedIn is unemployed


rollo2masi

Omg what have you done? This is a rabbit hole I should not go down, lmao.


iiamthepalmtree

Haha sorry I just discovered that sub earlier this week and it's def a funny rabbit hole.


Anels0505

If I don’t come back, please push the astros off a cliff.


WeirdoOtaku

We would if we could actually hit'em


livhandsome

Oh Jesus. I lasted about 5 minutes scrolling through that sub and encountered so many different varieties of unhinged that I had to stop.


atoms12123

I will admit I'm addicted to scrolling LinkedIn because of the sheer insanity of the posts. It's become my dream to be a thought leader in a highly matrixed (but agile) environment.


miasmal_smoke

I know this feeling, but with reddit


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Lux_Bellinger2024

Its not surprising but its still wild mfers go on linkedin and talk about how people dont wanna work for pennies


jackospades88

It's just all buzz-word-vomit-sandwiches in every post. Both industry-specific and universal corporate jargon everywhere to get likes/pats on the back for being such a progressive professional.


Insectshelf3

i used my high school senior photos for longer than i’d care to admit


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Leftfeet

I pretty much refuse to wear a tie, and definitely won't wear a suit anymore. If you've got a dress code, I'm probably not interested. I meet with big wigs from businesses all the time and refuse to dress up for it. Shit cost too much and isn't comfortable.


V_T_H

My college had a website that you could throw your resume up on for your major and recruiters who were specifically looking for your major at that school could find you. I tossed it on there my senior year, got a job through other means. and never really thought about it. Got a call *four* years later from a recruiter who found my resume on there.


YesImKeithHernandez

I get emails from recruiting agencies that I signed up for 8 years ago asking me if I'm still interested in positions related to the ones I had at the time. They never ask if I have gained experience or if I'm still in the field or anything like that. I'm just a cold call so that they can get their commission with no other thoughts in their head as to why I may not be a fit for a position in 2022 with experience from 2014


Lolzzergrush

So it says here you worked for three months at a Dairy Queen before your 6 months at Build-a-Bear in 2009. What made you transition from the food industry to bear seamstress?


Tricknuts

Still has his Braves jersey pic. Can he play LF?


Spectre211286

he has played 35 games as a Left fielder in his career


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Spectre211286

oops


TheSnootBooper24

???


jack121013

I would think that "oops" right above you would explain, but guess not....


TheSnootBooper24

does Contreras have different pronouns?


jack121013

No. Its pretty obvious that they had accidentally put she or her instead of he


TheSnootBooper24

oh, they edited their comment


jack121013

Yeah


Sodes126

Ozuna for Contreras who says no? LOL.


AdmiralPlant

Me. I say no.


iwouldhugwonderwoman

What if the Braves ask really nicely?


PeaMost3792

Hey, lay off.


Sodes126

Darn. :(


Tricknuts

Where do I sign?


General_PoopyPants

Yes


NOLA1987

All he needs is an interview with him wearing a Boras cap.


lb17spradling

Because he’s an [affiliate of himself](https://imgur.com/a/qRCoFUG)


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Hugo_5t1gl1tz

I never see anyone point out that that was the cheating season. Maybe he really wanted away from the Astros brand at that point


Owlcatraz

Because it wasn't? The cheating season was 2017, and that picture is from 2019.


Hugo_5t1gl1tz

Damn my timeline is fucked. Oh well lol


Monk_Philosophy

this picture is so fucking hilarious. man he doesn't look like the same person with a beard.


chuckythekid

Gah he looks so much more likeable with a beard


cooljammer00

You mean he looked more likeable when he wasn't facing Baltimore a bunch of times a year?


chuckythekid

Well we have taken 2 of 3 against him this year so no, that’s not it lol


Lebigmacca

He looks so much better with a beard. Yankees are cruel for making a man with no chin shave his beard


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ladiesman7145165

Well that’s what mattingly did and he was benched


cooljammer00

It's a nice hat but they don't sell it. You have to be a Boras client to get one.


Monster_Dong

Oof, that's cold but he Cole def just ripped the bandit


Spectre211286

here we go again


Difficult_E

This organization is a joke with no plan. Why sign Stroman and Suzuki? I’d rather see homegrown talent get paid and stay with the team. I hope the DOJ sues the Ricketts for every penny they have.


t1runner

Sick of this cycle of tanking and not getting deals done with your best talent for the future hope that good prospects pan out. I thought 2016 changed this organization as a perennial competitive team. You’re telling me Schwarber, Rizzo, Bryant, Happ and Contreras won’t be competitive in 1-3 years?


7tenths

well you see we couldn't sign Harper because we needed money for Schwarber, Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Happ, Contreras , and hendricks. well you see we couldn't sign Schwarber because we needed money for Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Happ, Contreras , and hendricks. well you see we couldn't sign Rizzo, Bryant, Baezbecause we needed money for Happ, Contreras , and hendricks. well you see we couldn't sign Happ and Contreras because we needed money for hendricks. well you see we couldn't sign hendricks because we needed money for renovations to the hotel so we can raise rates from $500/night to $700/night.


XSC

The Cubs winning the World Series was a curse by itself. The Ricketts did it early on so why care about winning anymore. At least the tribune gave an effort. Even if it was poor.


brickowski95

I honestly think they signed them because they could say hey we are spending money for the win now bullshit campaign, when they are really just gutting payroll and trading everyone they can. I believe Stroman was a three year contract the last year as an option. I’m sure they would have traded Hendricks this year too if his numbers had been better.


MankuyRLaffy

You guys don't like Marcus Stroman?


hershdiggity

I think his point was that they spent money on pro-ready guys like Stroman and Suzuki - why bother if you're going to be trading away all of your other pro-ready guys?


BurnsEMup29

Averaging just 5 innings a start with a 4.38 ERA and a career high in WHIP. Oh yeah he has also been hurt with shoulder inflammation. We like the guy, he just hasn’t been that Ace he’s been in the past that we expected.


MankuyRLaffy

Everyone else despises his Twitter antics so I'm surprised you guys like him.


kurthecat

He's been pretty quiet as a cub


yodelsJr

Do teams have an expectation that their players delete all their posts about previous teams? Or is this just something you do when the split is particularly acrimonious?


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Probably the latter. A guy might take the old team name out of his bio, but to go through and scrub out every old post is more extreme.


nietzsche_niche

dont think its an expectation. hard to tell if this is a move out of spite or if its the pretty good canary-in-the-coal-mine type move to signal they're departing.


kevin_mcchillin

https://youtu.be/Gsf4vhK7v7E


dardyablo

When is Soto deleting all of his Nats related content on Instagram?


ryman0096

Probably after he rejects their next offer.


THE_GR8_MIKE

>He has rejected our offer of seven billion dollars. Lmao at the downvotes. Watch the kid blow out his leg and get shit all.


TheFrontierzman

7 billion dollar offer for 7 billion years. I will make that offer to Soto, right now.


DweltElephant0

I am going to jump into a pool of sadness.


7tenths

yes, the bears offseason is getting started.


brecht226

fuck the rickets and jed hoyer


tao_tai

it's really hard being a cubs fan


needsathneed

My favorite time of the year.


RRNolan

I'm genuinely going to be sick if they let Happ and Wilson go. We need new ownership that knows what they're truly doing.


Mattcub23917

Happ is infinitely more replaceable than Willson. If we don’t trade him this year it will be a mistake.


27_8x10_CGP

Not moving Happ this year would be like not trading Schwarber a few years back. Strike while the irons hot.


7tenths

so it would be a mistake that leaves the cubs with a hole they still a haven't filled years later?


cspbird

Ahh jeez


larsthehuman

Happ + Contreras to San Diego Or Contreras + Givens to Mets I could see both.


nietzsche_niche

we probably very much want robertson considering his stats against lefties. but if the price for him becomes too high I could see us settling for givens


larsthehuman

Yeah, I was just thinking ya'll needed a lefty, but if Robertson has been great vs lefties, then who cares what side he throws him.


drugsbowed

The Mets have players to offer but who are the Cubs even eyeing? Mets fans have no idea what's going on out there with the Mets FO's door being tightly shut. The Naquin acquisition was a complete surprise.


texas1hunter

Or Contreras and Robertson to Houston :)


larsthehuman

I could see it. Would Kory Lee be part of the package? I was thinking the Cubs would be very interested in Luis Campusano, which is why I think San Diego would be a better trade partner.


texas1hunter

The only reason I think the Astros would hesitate on Lee is because he's kind of the future at Catcher for the Astros - while Willson is just a rental. I don't think Lee moves but idk what it takes to get it done


lb17spradling

Diaz has some ridiculous numbers in the minors so far this year. Better than Lee ever had. Not sure if Diaz sticks behind the plate full time though, he may have to split time between C and 1B.


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I understand doing this with an ex but with a team that’s been a large part of your life, doesn’t make sense to me.


Yelling_Jellyfish

Glad I got to see him as a Cub last night at Oracle.


cooljammer00

Players do this all the time and I guess I get it, but it seems odd. Esp since he's likely to do the "Thank you, Chicago" tribute post that everyone does after they get traded.


thewizardand_i

Sad day


Negs516

Mets


Fuuutuuuree

He’s going to the Astros isn’t he


therealarenna

Why do players do this? He was still a Cub until he was or gets traded. Is it because they are mad and this is their passive/aggressive way of handling a situation?


GilliesGladiator

Damn but he has a Braves jersey on. Contreras to Atlanta confirmed.


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Relevant_Username99

The Cubs collapse from potential dynasty to AAAA caliber team came in staggering time. Can’t wait to watch the SB Nation video on their downfall soon


FlatTopTonysCanoe

How’s Javy doing? Good?


Relevant_Username99

Better than anyone on the Cubs roster right now. The Ricketts need to sell the team, bunch of cheap fucks


FlatTopTonysCanoe

I’d double check the numbers on that one. Statistically Nico is the better shortstop this year at the plate and in the field. Don’t disagree with your second point in the slightest.


General_PoopyPants

He has 0.7 WAR. There are 6 position players and 5 pitchers higher than that on the Cubs


Tjagra

Most championship teams aren't dynasties. They made the postseason 5/6 years 2015-2018 and 2020. That's a pretty good run.


unbornninja14

People like to say the Cubs collapsed or whatever but at least 25/30 fanbases would have taken our run in a heartbeat


AdultPuffyVest

He gone


ianlolkys2

future astros 1st baseman 😈


conker1264

But he’s a catcher…


ianlolkys2

not for long..


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texas1hunter

hypothetically if Contreras is in Houston, once Brantley is healthy - Willson, Yordan, Brantley, and Yuli would all be rotating around the DH spot with C, 1B and LF rotations mixed in there. It would be messy but Dusty loves messing with lineups - we've had like 70 different ones this year


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Why would you use him out of position?


JordanSchor

Goodbye sweet prince


brickowski95

Another nail in the coffin for this ownership. Fucking disgraceful.


TysonCurry

He can try, but the memories last forever. We will always love Willson.


baseballfan77777

Where's he going?


Mrpetey22

Can someone educate me on the pipeline of catchers that Venezuela has? Seems a lot of the catchers are Venezuelan.


TFED666

going to the Mutts


sadam79

Hopefully headed to Tampa Bay. We need a catcher...badly.


SundayScaries1994

WHAT DOES IT MEAN


youarefartnews

Rudy Gobert did something similar shortly before his trade


2hats4bats

Why is this always news?


Realdeali0

He’s going to be a cardinal (An Arizona Cardinal)


majorgee

Gotta be traded to Mets right? Are there any other buyers right now who need an upgrade at catcher?


Grade-AMasterpiece

Rays are on their 4th-string catcher.


AestheticC18

Padres. Rumor is we want him and Happ.


Red_Cascade

Astros are last in catcher WAR at -2.2 according to [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/team_compare.cgi)


OurSaladDays

Wouldn't be insane if it were Padres but yeah Mets waaay more likely.


nietzsche_niche

plenty of teams need a[nother] catcher (Astros, Pads, Rays).


frostymatador13

Yankees it wouldn’t hurt, guardians could use one, if Molina is out long they need one (insanely unlikely he’s traded there though).


thepalmtree

He's also just the best bat available, regardless of position.


MoistMaster_2577

Mets fans when they don’t automatically get every player ever on their team


The12thman94

Contreras, Robertson, and Happ to Seattle please.


Huncho-Savage

One Julio in return


IWasOnThe18thHole

Shit, are the Cubs making him study film for 4 hours a week?


MankuyRLaffy

The Kyler Murray strategy


cowboys5xsbs

F5 intensifies


RealJonathanBronco

Exactly one year from the Rizzo deal. Coincidence?


nsh2031

😮


Ticketdean

Maybe he’s moved on in spirit