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Re: Pokemon Go

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Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>:

> On Fri, 15 Jul 2016, Sylvia Else wrote:
>> I just don't get it. What is the fascination with this game?
>
> This is the sad part about the Internet Age, it's all become quite
> dumbed down.

I don't find it either sad or dumbed down. For decades computers were a
(sad?) hobby of (sad?) nerds. Now that computers finally have elevated
people's existence level a notch up, it's somehow sad.

I find the whole world more like a village now. News and information is
right there. People are right there. Fun is right there.

> So the things that get the highest travel are the most mundane things.
> "So and so broke their arm", but that only means something if you
> already know who so and so is.

That's how it was a hundred years ago, too, except that you only learned
about it once or twice a year when your sister sent you a letter from
Australia.

> And since anyone can now speak, instead of writing about how it is to
> be homeless or a native, everyone yammers about the latest thing, so
> it's hard to tell the actual value of something.

What is a "native?" How and who did the homeless write about their lives
in the past?

> Is it actually something of value, or something everyone is talking
> about?

Nobody prevents you from writing something of value. In fact, it is
easier to publish your valuable writings today than it ever was. In the
past, you might not have found anybody in your neighborhood who'd be
interested in your "valuable" writings, but chances are, you'll find a
receptive audience in one of today's niche chat groups that span the
globe.


Marko

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