Think you're within 3 feet of the base.
In my league, the runner's "safe"
It held us in check for over a year, and now some of us are just more jaded after having our hopes dashed in many ways. Shills can shill and call you names, but as for me, I think what you wrote applies to my experience.
People here, by and large, are adverse to anything counter to their hopes and expectations. I for one, allow reality to lead me wherever it goes.