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July 13th 2016, 05:12 AM
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yeah, you might think everyone's getting exercise and being social or some shit, but the reality is that pokemon go is making things more dangerous. now we have an increase in stupid ducks not paying attention to the road, for one.

what marpro said isn't surprising. "smart" phones are expensive little curses. it's gonna be easier to steal them now when you know where they're gonna be the most. plus, this abomination of a game takes you away from society too, so you know. it's good that safety is being lowered by this thing.

i don't think it's truly making anyone socialize. a lot of players are most likely locked, looking at their screens no matter what they're doing, no matter what time of day. i've seen threads where people are annoyed and are sick of people approaching them about the game. and now i'm wondering how often i'll be approached EVEN WHEN I CAN'T PLAY IT.

another thing about the social thing is the way society, especially old farts and mid-life farts view phones. they view them as sucking the kiddies away from reality, and distracting them from the world. now, we have a large group of players of this shit game walking around looking at their phones even more. i know you don't have to, but especially in the us - one of the all-time cesspools of stupidity - this is going to happen.

this is probably the first time where i've actually wanted a game to be banned. it's unsafe, annoying, and poisonous to society in general. it's amazing that whatever japanese devs actually thought the world was ready to look away from their phones. i kinda thought it was a bit of a stereotype that people are too distracted by the phones, but it's true. and now it's even more true.

really, i just feel like this is going to tarnish the reputation of games and fans of pokemon even further. and it'll make the community an easier target. if you're looking at your phone in the middle of a group or in a town somewhere, paying zero attention to where you're going, it's safe to assume you're looking for a pikachu or some shit. and i've seen gameplay of the game, too. it looks awful. but it's free, and has a big name attached. that's the only reason it's so popular. it's a fad. and once the majority of the downloaders see the next fad, or until the game is banned, i'm hoping it'll die down.

plus, about the game... really? it freezes, loses connection to the servers all the time, drains your battery... and this is acceptable to people? has garbage AAA gaming really lowered our standards this much? or what? what's that all about?