As someone who grew up in an extremely rural area, I sympathize with those who didn't get to experience the full Pokemon Go launch, it was pretty amazing to par

As someone who grew up in an extremely rural area, I sympathize with those who didn't get to experience the full Pokemon Go launch, it was pretty amazing to partake in. Seeing hundreds of people out for night walks, hearing someone shout "There's one down here!" at the other end of the park, running in crowds with strangers to get in on a capture, it was a lot of fun while it the initial surge lasted. The magic burnt out pretty quick for me, but I do still see people playing the game at least a few times a week. As someone who left that rural background and now lives in a smaller, but proper city, my response is a lot colder and less sympathetic. Living rurally is a trade off. Cheaper land and housing, more space, less culture, fewer people, and less socialization. The internet _helps_ but it doesn't _cure_ this issue. Until we have teleportation living rurally will always be more isolating. It's not really surprising that a walking-based game with a social streak that seeks to have 10 to 30 interactions per user per hour (pokes to catch, teams to form, battles to fight, etc) wouldn't work well in areas of the world where there aren't even 10 to 30 _people_ per square mile.