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No Pokemon for Me Today
Jul. 11th, 2016 08:00 pmI used to think that I never got into Pokemon because I was a little bit older than the target demographic when it was released. I liked playing with my Angel Tamagotchi, and I had a Game Boy, but I was never very interested in Pokemon. There were numerous Japanese RPGs out there that I just enjoyed a lot more.
But so many people of every age group are now talking about playing Pokemon Go that I think maybe it's not an age thing. Maybe I'm just some kind of curmudgeon. I do think it's pretty awesome that people are getting out of doors and seeing new places. I think exploring is really valuable! But I already do so much of it that extra motivation is unnecessary. I could have been hunting Pokemon during my 4.5 hour, 30 mile bicycling adventure today, but I wasn't. Instead I was hunting waterfalls with a couple of cameras, and as carefully as I've looked at my images, I can't find any Pokemon. That's probably just as well, since seeing a Charizard or a Squirtle out of the corner of my eye might have startled me enough to fall over the ledge I was perched on at Devil's Punchbowl and land on the big pointy stones 100 feet below.
I don't think one approach to outdoor adventure or the other is better. The best way to be active is whatever way makes you happy and gets you active. I kind of wish that this was something that appeals to me; it seems to be getting a lot of people to be social outdoors together, and I'd like more of that. I don't have much interest in hunting pocket monsters myself, but you can catch a few for me if you like. Especially if there are some that don't feel like fighting and just want cuddles and pets. I'll take those.
But so many people of every age group are now talking about playing Pokemon Go that I think maybe it's not an age thing. Maybe I'm just some kind of curmudgeon. I do think it's pretty awesome that people are getting out of doors and seeing new places. I think exploring is really valuable! But I already do so much of it that extra motivation is unnecessary. I could have been hunting Pokemon during my 4.5 hour, 30 mile bicycling adventure today, but I wasn't. Instead I was hunting waterfalls with a couple of cameras, and as carefully as I've looked at my images, I can't find any Pokemon. That's probably just as well, since seeing a Charizard or a Squirtle out of the corner of my eye might have startled me enough to fall over the ledge I was perched on at Devil's Punchbowl and land on the big pointy stones 100 feet below.
I don't think one approach to outdoor adventure or the other is better. The best way to be active is whatever way makes you happy and gets you active. I kind of wish that this was something that appeals to me; it seems to be getting a lot of people to be social outdoors together, and I'd like more of that. I don't have much interest in hunting pocket monsters myself, but you can catch a few for me if you like. Especially if there are some that don't feel like fighting and just want cuddles and pets. I'll take those.
