PokemonGoing Crazy: Pokemon Go Crowd in Bellevue Downtown Park

America has its hysterias. Some are harmless, some are brutally corrosive. It is my belief that the velocity of these are accelerating. Including the diminishing period between inception and monetization and politicalization. And intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic are watching and drawing their plans against us. We have a surfeit of people and not enough useful things for them to do. In ages past a surfeit was a prelude to famine and war. Now, there's food and housing for everyone, but there's no work. The response to come will be both traditional, and surprisingly original.

Posted by John A. Fleming at July 16, 2016 4:53 PM

Miranda...

Posted by Joan of Argghh! at July 16, 2016 5:12 PM

How long before some bad actor figures out how to lure the feckless with this?

My bet? Not long.

Posted by R Daneel at July 16, 2016 8:01 PM

I think Kingsman was prescient It will not be long before internet is free, phones are free and all calls free.. Only cost is your personal liberty..

Posted by Bill Henry at July 16, 2016 9:11 PM

"The majority of the stupid is invincible, and will be with us always."

- Albert Einstein

Posted by Rob De Witt at July 17, 2016 6:30 AM

That must be the first time running in years for some of those kids.

Posted by Brett_McS at July 17, 2016 7:37 AM

Pokemon Go is a device for self-selected extinction.

Posted by ahem at July 17, 2016 11:13 AM

And yet, how many of them say “I just don’t have time to go to the gym”.

Posted by tim at July 18, 2016 7:17 AM

This is going to be great for us old timers as well. Watching all the virtual reality addicts walk into walls and off cliffs may be the next next big thing.

Posted by f1guyus at July 18, 2016 7:58 AM

Hey, they got time to go to the gym! The Poke-gym!

Posted by blake at July 18, 2016 9:35 AM