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I loved Pokemon and every now and then will play it on the DS, but I feel this has gone a bit far...
If you haven't seen the droves of people walking around with their phone up in front of their face flicking at something (A thought is now they're at least looking up so maybe their peripherals might work. Wishful thinking.), they'll be coming to your neighborhood soon. Personally I haven't seen the zombies come out during the day. When the night beckons they gather.
I know most people have seen videos and news stories about "accidents" that have happened since the launch of this revolutionary app like I have, and I find it interesting. The big thing behind this game is it's primary focus to take the gamer's out of their hobbit hole and into the real sunlit world, and they have accomplished that with making a BOATLOAD of money (It's estimated that within the first few weeks of launching, Nintendo grossed over $7 Billion from in-app purchases alone..)!
Articles and studies have already come out on the benefits of the game. To name a few; mood-boosting from physical activity, healthier social activities between other humans, a positive community setting that gives people a group they can be apart of, education from having pokestops located at historical landmarks and educational areas, and a way to take a break for a bit from work and catch a few pokemon. I'm just not convinced that this is truly beneficial. It might look good on paper, but as usual they're forgetting one aspect, the HUMAN FACTOR..
At the end of the day it's not real life, and I feel this obsession with the game will bring out a lot more negative than what's already happened. I guess my biggest fear is the game becoming an economy in a sense. It can start producing it's own monetary means of living and working (Not that the American Dollar is worth any more anyways), production of gangs and holdouts at stops, more fights and people clogging the streets, more carbon emissions from people needlessly driving around to get these fake pokemon, losing tons of money and time from driving around, the list goes on and on.
I've been around people who are "obsessive" gamers. It's not a pretty site when they get shot, or get mad at a certain aspect of the game. There are threats that even constitute people REALLY hurting others, and now they'll be face-to-face.
But, maybe the creators are sick Darwinists and feel this will expedite natural selection of the species..
But, maybe the creators are sick Darwinists and feel this will expedite natural selection of the species..
Links to the studies and articles I have read:
- http://www.livescience.com/55368-whats-fueling-pokemon-go-obsession.html
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/07/11/five-ways-pokemon-go-is-actually-good-for-you/#758cf31037b5
- http://qz.com/732553/pokemon-go-could-improve-brain-health-but-youre-too-distracted-to-let-it/
- http://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12167088/pokemon-go-societal-breakdown-chaos-explained
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