While users might appear zombie-like as they walk about on their hunts, I can also foresee people interacting a bit more. Now you have the ability to notice other people on the same journey as you, kindred spirits, and as long as you're willing to look up now and then, imagine the people you could meet? Rather than swiping right to find your Tinder match, you can share a status report with the person standing next to you at the traffic light. You are, after all, on the same journey. Maybe they have pointers for you!
As with all social media applications, the idea is NOT to become less social as you isolate yourself with your head buried into your Iphone. Instead, let’s see this latest app as a tool that allows you to connect in person. There are reports from small towns and busy metropolitan cities that people are making friends in large numbers just by this common quest. Admittedly, I’m not sure I’m going to download Pokemon Go because, I tell myself, I’m a grown up and this is just for kids. Except it’s not. While millennials are the largest group of users, my Gen Xers are starting to dabble in the madness. If you’re looking for pointers and directions on how to get started, there are numerous websites out there that will teach you how to play - even for us grown--ups. Happy hunting!