Woman asks Tinder for tech support with her Wii, and it actually worked
Turns out that sometimes, Tinder is good for something other than unsolicited dick pics and catfishing.
Twitter user @meggzsalad was having a bit of a struggle with her Wii when the images on-screen were only showing in black and white. Instead of frantically Googling or sifting through multitudes of tech support forum responses from 2011, she reached out for help to an unlikely source — men on Tinder.
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The responses, unlike the usual unwanted harassment, were surprisingly wholesome. Advice included a wide range of potential fixes. Well, mostly.
A user suggested that "your wii component cord is probably fucked up tho you can order one from amazon or walmart." Another said it "sounds like your wii is on the wrong TV out put I know that happens with my game cube sometimes." One response actually came from a computer engineer, who replied that she should try "dusting off the jacks that plug into the screen."
If all the responses received were a similar flavor of both helpful and respectful, this would be a wholesome content slam dunk, proving that an unlikely community can come together to support someone, no strings attached. Unfortunately, there was at least one really bad response.
If you take a look at the last picture in the list of responses, you'll know what we mean. Twitter seemed to be similarly shook by the gut-punching tonal whiplash of the final response.
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Oh, Tinder. Always full of surprises, disappointments, and occasionally, tech advice.
Sage is the newest Culture writer on the block at Mashable NYC. They recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and have previously worked for The Dr. Oz Show, NorthSouth Productions, and on Netflix's 'The OA Part II'. Off the clock, they can be found testing out cupcake recipes, collecting dolls, and watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for the millionth time.
