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So...anyone else playing Pokemon Go? As a game, it is so so, as a work-out/geocache/get outside and be active scheme, it works pretty well.
 
This is high on the list of the stupidest thing technology has given us!As if smart phones do not distract us enough.Now,you need a reason to go for a walk?I am no Luddite,but this is plain dumb.
 
My kids are loving it and yes, it is getting them outside and walking. It's a bit addicting though and I've had to set ground rules (like travelling with siblings/friends, not alone). No secluded areas. Etc.
 
I read an op-ed that raised a disturbing thought.

What if Pokemon Go resulted in someone deciding that an African-American player was "doing something suspicious"? Let's face it, to anyone not familiar with the game, the behavior of players might look odd.
 
Having kids and "adults" running all over myopically starting at their phones, even more oblivious than usual to others and to cars.

Sounds great. How many points do I get for hitting them?
 
They said they fixed that Google account hijack
 
Alarmist, people are getting mugged at gun point
The feature "beacon" lures people into a staged areas unsuspectingly
 
Schrodinger's Outlaw said:
Alarmist, people are getting mugged at gun point
The feature "beacon" lures people into a staged areas unsuspectingly
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Millions are playing the game. The few stories that have come out so far are not millions, but they will be talked about and showed to you a million times if you spend any time online. If you're not in those situations, then you are fine and there is no need for alarm. Alarming people and focusing on a few alarming events out of millions doesn't actually help solve any problems that might arise. This game is making quite a splash. Bigger risks might be obscured by people being unnecessarily upset by those few stories. Meanwhile, protect your gmail account and avoid driving your car into a lake to follow a pokemon creature. If you don't play, let others enjoy it, those millions who are not robbing or murdering people or walking into moving traffic.
 
Maybe millions should go for a walk or ride a bike.Or,gods forbid,just interact with the humans around you!
 
hylidae said:
Schrodinger's Outlaw said:
Alarmist, people are getting mugged at gun point
The feature "beacon" lures people into a staged areas unsuspectingly
Click to expand...

Millions are playing the game. The few stories that have come out so far are not millions, but they will be talked about and showed to you a million times if you spend any time online. If you're not in those situations, then you are fine and there is no need for alarm. Alarming people and focusing on a few alarming events out of millions doesn't actually help solve any problems that might arise. This game is making quite a splash. Bigger risks might be obscured by people being unnecessarily upset by those few stories. Meanwhile, protect your gmail account and avoid driving your car into a lake to follow a pokemon creature. If you don't play, let others enjoy it, those millions who are not robbing or murdering people or walking into moving traffic.
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All of that could be said about almost everything that you think is a problem/threat that people should be concerned about.

Millions have legal guns and only a fraction of them wind up hurting anyone. Calm down and let people enjoy their guns.
Millions of people text while driving and only a tiny fraction of the time does it cause an accident. So let people enjoy their texting and driving.

I actually first heard about this game from my local news. They had their "around town gal" playing it, walking on a busy city sidewalk, oblivious and indifferent to other pedestrians who had to move to avoid being run into by her. I didn't actually hear about any accidents yet. I was pointing out just the very obvious inherent problems its going to cause, just based on the common sense that the game requires people to run around on sidewalks and other public spaces staring at their phone.

For every news story about a major consequence there will be many other harmful consequences where the connection to the game is not realized or reported, plus countless thousands of close calls avoided by the other parties actually paying attention to where they are walking and driving, not to mention the increase in selfish idiots being rude and inconveniencing others in public spaces.

I only drive about 1 mile each day on streets (the rest on the highway), yet almost every day I already watch at least one phone-focused pedestrian walk right into the street without looking or pausing for cross traffic. This game is guaranteed to make that worse. I hope a legal precedent gets set where when a pedestrian gets hit, their phone use records can be used to support that they were not not paying attention when they walked into the street and thus the driver is not liable.
 
ronburgundy said:
hylidae said:
Millions are playing the game. The few stories that have come out so far are not millions, but they will be talked about and showed to you a million times if you spend any time online. If you're not in those situations, then you are fine and there is no need for alarm. Alarming people and focusing on a few alarming events out of millions doesn't actually help solve any problems that might arise. This game is making quite a splash. Bigger risks might be obscured by people being unnecessarily upset by those few stories. Meanwhile, protect your gmail account and avoid driving your car into a lake to follow a pokemon creature. If you don't play, let others enjoy it, those millions who are not robbing or murdering people or walking into moving traffic.
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All of that could be said about almost everything that you think is a problem/threat that people should be concerned about.

Millions have legal guns and only a fraction of them wind up hurting anyone. Calm down and let people enjoy their guns.
Millions of people text while driving and only a tiny fraction of the time does it cause an accident. So let people enjoy their texting and driving.

I actually first heard about this game from my local news. They had their "around town gal" playing it, walking on a busy city sidewalk, oblivious and indifferent to other pedestrians who had to move to avoid being run into by her. I didn't actually hear about any accidents yet. I was pointing out just the very obvious inherent problems its going to cause, just based on the common sense that the game requires people to run around on sidewalks and other public spaces staring at their phone.

For every news story about a major consequence there will be many other harmful consequences where the connection to the game is not realized or reported, plus countless thousands of close calls avoided by the other parties actually paying attention to where they are walking and driving, not to mention the increase in selfish idiots being rude and inconveniencing others in public spaces.

I only drive about 1 mile each day on streets (the rest on the highway), yet almost every day I already watch at least one phone-focused pedestrian walk right into the street without looking or pausing for cross traffic. This game is guaranteed to make that worse. I hope a legal precedent gets set where when a pedestrian gets hit, their phone use records can be used to support that they were not not paying attention when they walked into the street and thus the driver is not liable.
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Sigh. You're not seriously comparing guns to Pokémon are you?
 
I'm actually considering playing this game
Without arming myself with a machete or side arm
 
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