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This thread reminded me of: "Recently I went with my nephew to hunt Pokémon. We were walking down the street and a bunch of kids approached us. They were also
by GuiA 9y ago
This thread reminded me of:
"Recently I went with my nephew to hunt Pokémon. We were walking down the street and a bunch of kids approached us. They were also hunting Pokemon. My nephew and these children got into a bit of a fight because they were trying to capture the same invisible creatures. It seemed strange to me. But these Pokémon were very real to the children.
And then it hit me: This is just like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict! You have two sides fighting over something that I cannot see. I look at the stones of buildings in Jerusalem and I just see stones. But Christians, Jews, and Muslims who look at the same stones see a holy city. It’s their imagination, but they are willing to kill for it. That’s virtual reality, too."
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/the-post-human-world/517206/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/the-pos...
- TeMPOraL 9y agoDoubly interesting given that, unless they were fighting for the ownership of a gym, there were no "same" invisible creatures - each player has their own Pokémon spawning, and that state is not shared between players.
- GuiA 9y agoGiven that the author isn't that familiar with Pokemon Go, it seems plausible that he could have gotten some mechanics confused.
- magic_beans 9y agoWhat a weak comparison. The Israelis and the Palestinians are fighting over a homeland. Humans have been fighting over land since the beginning of time.