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Rage bait. Yes, the app is creepy, but the first actual quote the article gives is in this paragraph:
None of the quotes truly support the headline, imo.
Also, that app is creepy af and should probably be illegal on privacy grounds.
Yeah, that part really shows the entire methodology of the article is bullshit.
They're proving that this instance of a negative mention of Pokemon doesn't even have to do with someone being interested in the hobby which is the entire premise of the article. But they never mention filtering for this, and then just go on to say that liking Pokemon is the worst hobby stats wise. Not that I'm expecting perfect methodology for something like this, but this is a pretty fucking glaring issue they even openly admit but somehow don't see the problem with it.
Saying someone collects women like Pokemon cards is just an insult about someone being a player, it doesn't have anything to do with someone's hobbies. It could easily be said as collecting women like any other commonly collected item.