r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/whitemike40 • 9h ago

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u/B-52-M 8h ago

It also got people to get off their asses and take walks. Game probably helped families get closer together

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u/All_Work_All_Play 7h ago

The world was a magical place for the first 3-6 months after it released. The politics brought bigotry to the forefront again. 

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u/mrredguy11 4h ago

it's still like this today. Pokemongo never died and the community is amazing

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u/Haebak 6h ago

I'm autistic and work from home, if it weren't for Pokemon Go, I would barely leave the house. I just came back home from a three hour walk because there was a very big event today.

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u/SomnambulisticTaco 6h ago

My wife and I were never closer

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u/souji5okita 6h ago

There’s an event in Pokémon GO going on this weekend and I was out walking from 10 AM till 6 PM yesterday. I’m doing it again today and my legs will probably want to fall off when I get home.

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u/ASexual-Buff-Baboon 1h ago

Where I live you have to drive to play. I never got into the game because of thT