Pokemon zombies?
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I removed my teeth on purpose....if you catch my d
This is likely more of the 'do not tell' warrant type notification than anything else, but it is still concerning.
http://blackbag.gawker.com/pokemon-go-is-a-government-surveillance-psyop-conspirac-1783461240
We may disclose any information about you (or your authorized child) that is in our possession or control to government or law enforcement officials or private parties.
http://blackbag.gawker.com/pokemon-go-is-a-government-surveillance-psyop-conspirac-1783461240
We may disclose any information about you (or your authorized child) that is in our possession or control to government or law enforcement officials or private parties.
mustangmike6996
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Pretty crazy how much personal info that people "grant permission" for the app to collect. Im sure that nobody even reads the stipulations.
Tin
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No big deal, most people use Facebook and willingly publicize that stuff anyway :lol:
It's a video game. Lots of adults play video games. At least this one gets people off the couch and walking around.
Not something I'm into, but I get why others are.
I understand that it's a video game...what is the object/goal/point? Not trying to be a prick...I seriously have no idea. My 8 year-old nephew collects Pokémon cards...so I assumed it was for children/people of that age. Now it's some game on a phone? And adults 'play'?
dave89iroc
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thimk of it as a virtual scavenger hunt plays in the real world, yet is on;ly seen via the camera in a smart phone(they call it "augmented reality)
From what I have gathered, you collect pokemon all around you. They pop up in parks, neighborhoods, ect. From there you battle them against other players at "gyms". These are public locations like churches, schools, public parks.
The point is for your team to hold control of the gym. When you do you earn points, ect.
Good that you have a way to spend time together and not about to tell you how you should raise your kid but I hope that, at some point, he finds a better pastime.
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I removed my teeth on purpose....if you catch my d
The reason you're seeing such an attraction by adults is because Pokemon came out in the mid to late 90's so that generation has a tie to it. I was just outside the Pokemon age group but I'm close enough that I can see the appeal.
moneypit
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Pokemon can be a job, there are huge money tournaments
what it has taught him
math
strategy
planning
HOW TO LOOSE
its actually a easy game to learn impossible to master
what would you suggest hes 12 and way to small for sports, he goes fishing at our lake rides his bike, most of the other kids his age are glued to xbox live all day
Tin
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Yep. Look at our generation for instance, "all you kids do is play Nintendo" was something that was thrown around frequenty 20+ years ago. The average gamer is now 31 years old. Most games out there would hardly classify as kids games, we are the target market.
Tin
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Video games can be a gateway to other things. If it weren't for games, I never would've had the itch to rip apart a computer, game console, stereo, phone, or any other electronic device in order to figure out how it worked. For many modern kids, games are a gateway to learning to code. If you can write good code, you can make a lucrative living, far more lucrative than anybody into amateur motorsports. As a matter of fact, a kid comes into my office that got started writing mods for Minecraft. He was making more than me at 16 years old, and I'm a branch manager. Now he's 19, owns a home, a vehicle, and makes a great living being a freelance software developer. When I was 19, I was living at home and delivering pizza, making just enough to have spending money in my pocket.
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I'm with Tin. I was studying law and was set that I would make big bucks as a lawyer. I hated every minute of it. the instant though I started playing games I fell in love. That made me want to learn more about how to play them better and what made them work. So i started tearing apart things and learning how it all went back together. Now I run a team of developers and make a very good salary while having a work life balance I would have never had as a lawyer. There is a fine line though between the nerd in his mom's basement as me. It takes willpower to not sit and play World of Warcraft 7 days a week 15 hours a day. Though there's plenty of money to be made that way too (though less chance of success). Look at people like Pewdiepew on youtube/Twitch. Makes millions each year just playing video games. That's just one success story. There are tons of them, but like anything in the entertainment business there's 100,000 failures for every 1 success story.