3 ms·

TLDR the app isn't the problem, people are the problem. Pokemon GO is demonstrative, not exclusive, marking high enough sample data to show that humans are not

TLDR the app isn't the problem, people are the problem. Pokemon GO is demonstrative, not exclusive, marking high enough sample data to show that humans are not capable of doing many things at once.

iamacyborg 5y ago
> TLDR the app isn't the problem, people are the problem. The app has multiple mechanisms to keep people “engaged”. It absolutely bears some responsibility here.
- makeitdouble 5y ago
  Isn’t the whole purpose of it to make you walk ? They even added speed limits to prevent cheating distance by driving.
  - iamacyborg 5y ago
    No, the purpose is to make money.
- biehl 5y ago
  It tries to dis-engage when it detects the phone moving faster than walking speed. But it is not perfect.
- Amezarak 5y ago
  The phone manufacturer bears the most responsibility. If it wasn't Pokemon Go, it would be TikTok or Snapchat. Instead of having every single app implement some kind of restriction, cut it off at the root. If Android and iOS disabled any phone screen moving faster than 5mph, a lot of deaths would have been prevented at the cost of a few people unable to text on their Uber ride. People simply cannot not look at their phone while they're driving. We've had ample time to learn this lesson and do something about it. We haven't done anything about it except pass ineffectual phone-use laws and some very ineffectual software nags. I suppose there's a lot of money invested in people using their phones while riding or driving. Consequently, I know a lot of people who have been seriously injured or killed.
  - EvilEy3 5y ago
    At the cost of a few people unable to text on their Uber drive? Maybe you mean millions of people who are using public transport, trains, planes, bicycles?
    - Amezarak 5y ago
      I am not very old, but I am old enough to remember we managed perfectly well before we had Internet on the car/plane/train. It's not clear to me that it provides any societal benefit that outweighs the cost in human lives.

TLDR the app isn't the problem, people are the problem. Pokemon GO is demonstrative, not exclusive, marking high enough sample data to show that humans are not capable of doing many things at once.

iamacyborg 5y ago

> TLDR the app isn't the problem, people are the problem. The app has multiple mechanisms to keep people “engaged”. It absolutely bears some responsibility here.

makeitdouble 5y ago
Isn’t the whole purpose of it to make you walk ? They even added speed limits to prevent cheating distance by driving.
- iamacyborg 5y ago
  No, the purpose is to make money.
biehl 5y ago
It tries to dis-engage when it detects the phone moving faster than walking speed. But it is not perfect.
Amezarak 5y ago
The phone manufacturer bears the most responsibility. If it wasn't Pokemon Go, it would be TikTok or Snapchat. Instead of having every single app implement some kind of restriction, cut it off at the root. If Android and iOS disabled any phone screen moving faster than 5mph, a lot of deaths would have been prevented at the cost of a few people unable to text on their Uber ride. People simply cannot not look at their phone while they're driving. We've had ample time to learn this lesson and do something about it. We haven't done anything about it except pass ineffectual phone-use laws and some very ineffectual software nags. I suppose there's a lot of money invested in people using their phones while riding or driving. Consequently, I know a lot of people who have been seriously injured or killed.
- EvilEy3 5y ago
  At the cost of a few people unable to text on their Uber drive? Maybe you mean millions of people who are using public transport, trains, planes, bicycles?
  - Amezarak 5y ago
    I am not very old, but I am old enough to remember we managed perfectly well before we had Internet on the car/plane/train. It's not clear to me that it provides any societal benefit that outweighs the cost in human lives.