All things must pass. This applies doubly to over-saturated pop culture phenomena, even Pokémon Go.
With this in mind, it was to be expected that Reddit would be one of the first major social media platforms to turn against that juggernaut of an app.
Considering the site’s mechanics, what better way could there be to spark a Reddit backlash than by piggybacking on the topic’s success and riding that rage to the top?
That seems to be the thinking of user DrJoel, who typed a searing screed against the game to the Australian subreddit.
We must warn you in advance: this is a severely hot take that the wider population mightn’t be ready for. Proceed with caution.
“So, regarding Pokemon Go: This whole thing is getting out of hand. The other night I saw guys from Team Red and Team Blue (DRESSED UP IN COSTUMES!) wasting frigging hours walking (and sometimes running) around a park, fighting for control of a stupid little creature.At times they were actually pushing each other out of the way in a desperate attempt to win at a completely made up game that is, to me, purely a commercial money grabbing exercise. What’s even more ridiculous is that there were people there watching WHO WEREN’T EVEN PLAYING, but were just standing around and jeering whenever their chosen side happened to win more often.It all just seemed so completely pointless and contrived – and I just can’t help but think, doesn’t everyone have something better to do with their lives?So, anyway, my point is that we finally turned off the State of Origin football match and decided to go out and hunt some Pokemon instead, which was really fun and a good social activity.”
As it stands, two hours in, that piece of bamboozlement is (Team) rocketing up the site, and someone has even deemed it gr8 enough to drop IRL money in recognition of DrJoel’s bait-and-switch connivery.
A slew of Redditors have been left dumbstruck in the post’s wake, and TBH, we can’t even blame them. As for the poor State Of Origin players? Well, they’ve got a bit of time off now to perfect their capturing technique.
Source: /u/DrJoel / Reddit.
Photo: Anadolu Agency / Getty / Reddit.
