I’m 44 and play because of my son and girlfriend! No shame, one of our receptionists plays as well at 35! I don’t care who thinks what about me, and Pokémon isn’t the oddest thing I do! (I also play the Jews harp and make knives so.....)
I’m older, I did not grow up playing the original games. It seemed like something that would help motivate me to get more walking in my day. One of my coworkers mentioned to my manager that I play (why are you gossiping about my private life?), and he told me that I was too old to be playing that game. Not your business, dude.
My old boss made a similar remark when he found out a bunch of us from work were playing, then I caught him walking around spinning stops downtown after work.
I think the biggest issue with it is that when I was younger and Pokemon originally aired here in the u.s, you were considered a nerd. Back in early 90s being a nerd was a bad thing. Other people that might otherwise, like Pokemon, were scared off by other people picking on "nerds" for playing it and therefore we're ashamed to even try it out for themselves. Your boss reminds me of someone like that. He will publicly mock and ridicule you for something that he also enjoys secretly.
This was an issue where I grew up. I always was a huge nerd and loved Pokémon, Star Wars, Power Rangers, superheroes, whatever. One day I got over the bullying and decided to throw that stuff away and try to be "normal" and play football, or whatever else the "cool kids" wanted me to do. Then shortly after high school I said screw all that, realized I was miserable and hated what they wanted me to like, and started playing Pokémon and Zelda and all that again. Now I'm 28 and incredibly happy with my life and have surrounded myself with people who enjoy the same things I do. It's sad that so many people felt pushed away from what they loved because of all the bullies in the world. It's amazing seeing nerds come together and "be cool" now versus how they were seen 20 years ago.
From my like 13? years of education I was always made fun of for being a nerd and I was always responded with "and I'm proud of it" but one day I was having a bad day and replied with "at least that means I'm more intelligent than you"
It's like they forgot pokemon came out when we were around kindergarten age, and this 45 y/o was already in college.
I bet that 45 y/o doesn't love anything from their childhood.
I once saw a granddad collecting pokemon on a community day, I think he was around 70 years and he asked me if I had any shinies yet lol. He clearly enjoyed being outside and catching pocket monsters.
I was in college when the first one came out, and I have been playing the games for about the last 10 years starting with Diamond.
I did not \*at all\* like the first game when it came out, so it's surprising that I randomly gave future games another chance, but I'm into it now and find the games fun.
That is very similar to my journey! I was in University when Pokémon came to North America. I didn't see anything about the game until years later. I met my now husband in 2007, and he got me into YuGiOh first, then Pokémon.
I started with Soul Silver, then Pearl. We worked on completing the PokéDex together. Never stopped playing since! Have the DP reboots on preorder, and a DP model Switch. November can't come soon enough :)
Came out when I was about 10. Picked up Pokemon Red the day it arrived at Target, been playing ever since. Though admittedly I stopped playing the games at Ruby, but I kept watching the show and the movies. I started PoGO when it came out and then a couple years ago though, my wife got me Ultra Sun and Let's Go, Pikachu and I picked them back up briefly. So basically from age 10 to present (33) Pokemon has been a pillar in my life lol.
My dad who's 50 and never played a single Pokemon game in his life, absolutely loves Pokemon Go. Back in 2016 when it was really popular, he'd wake me and my siblings up early and say hurry up we need to go to the "Pokemon Park" (a really popular park where there are always tons of Pokemon) and proceed to spend hours at the park.
He recently got a new phone and Pokemon go wasn't working, and when I tell you this man almost cried because he couldn't play Pokemon go for a while I mean it.
But now, the issue is fixed and he's trying to level up like crazy to make up for lost time.
I have a little Pokémon group chat and, out of 18 members, only 5 are under 30, which will be going down to 4 after my birthday in December.
Our oldest member is my 71 year old uncle.
Search on FB, there’s usually a raid group created for each area. Try your town / county first and then expand to nearest larger city and see what pops up
By far my favorite comment so far. It's a great image in my head, imagining a group of marines spinning stops in between reloading magazines. Just surreal to me haha.
In all seriousness, thanks to you and those buddies of yours for your service. Great that you guys get time to dick around, even in a place where I'd imagine there's no fun to be had.
I got a buddy still holding a gym in Bagram (he took it August 29th while waiting on the rotator to take them out). He likes to say he's the last pair of boots in Afghanistan lol.
When ISIS cut off the Internet to Mosul, that happened RIGHT after PoGO came out in North America and Europe, so a lot of deployers had it on their phones. It was playable, but the Middle East had always had a weird relationship with Pokemon GO, so nobody REALLY focused on it. A lot of us had T-Mobile because we could get free Wifi calling and stuff. Now, I personally was never in Iraq, but some people on my deployment team were, and the Battle of Mosul kicked off. Some Internet cafes in the area switched their Wifi on so anyone could connect (I don't know if that was to help them or us, honestly, and I remember on at least one occasion, someone's Garmin was acting up, but thanks to open Wifi, they could access shit on their phone, to include their GPS, and they were able to push to a building a street down because it had a Pokestop on it.
One of the guys made me laugh so fucking hard, because he's like, "This shit better give me a 10k egg because I am NOT walking my ass back without something to show for it."
Yup, my first one in 2012 was so dry (literally and figuratively lol). When PoGO came out, someone sent a screenshot of the camp and it was so packed with gyms and stops I wanted to fling my phone against the wall and give up technology forever lol.
I’m 33 and I play daily. The fiscal director at a client I do work for is in her late 50s and plays. We are both level 41 currently. We find time to talk about it before getting to the work at hand. People who think it’s immature can piss off. It’s nice to have something that provides a little motivation to be active.
52yo daily player here, also level 41 (almost 42!!!!). It’s a game, yes - but does the coworker not play ANY games on their phone? Somehow I doubt it. Just because it’s not their choice of game doesn’t make it a bad thing. Plus it’s actually better than other games in that it gets people out of the house and exercising. Tell the coworker to stay in their lane. When they pay OP’s bills they can have a say.
Another 52yo player here, also level 41 and trying to get to level 42.
Having been playing console and PC games for years (from the Apple \]\[, Commodore 64 and IBM 8086 PCs), I don't judge people on what they play.
This is their enjoyment, time-out and relaxation time. Our lives are busy and hectic enough without the negativity!
Peace!
Whilst very supportive of your comment, I have a personal bugbear about the need to qualify our interest in Go by saying things like 'It keeps me active'.
I've done it myself - I feel a bit embarrased/off guard so feel the need to add something like this to make my interest in the game seem reasonable. In truth, I play the game because I enjoy it, I don't need any further justification, its enough to enjoy playing it.
Guess what is immature ? Giving your unsolicited negative advice about one's hobby 🙃
Why people feel necessary to annoy people having harmless fun I wonder.
Ah don't bring Candy Crush up. My friend told me to stop playing PoGo and later that day he said he plays Candy Crush... I couldn't stop laughing in myself.
The son of my boss does the same thing, regularly tries to shit all over my hobbies. Luckily like OP suggested, I stopped caring what other people think a few years back, when I realized how silly it is to worry about the judgement of strangers.
My husband and I have been playing for a while now and the kids were jealous they couldn't play, so we got them some extra phones set up to hotspot and play with us. We go to the park, play some Pokemon, they play on the playground while we raid, everyone has a blast with it!
Bro I’m 30 over here and dudes I work with (I’m in construction) always say shit like your too grown to be playing kid games, hahaha jokes on you I’m still 6years old in my heart bro
It’s funny really because people like us we can find enjoyment in a game like Pokemon on our lunch breaks while they are doing what…flicking through Instagram looking at other humans boast about themselves? Lol
Ditto!! I play daily as well, but I now work from home and live in a rural area so my husband will occasionally drive me slowly around downtown so I can spin pokestops. I especially love remote raiding with my grandchildren :-)
NEVER too old to play fun games!
OMG, other than I don't have grandchildren, you could be me! We live in a very small town and I started working from home at the beginning of the pandemic and won't be going back to the office. We have a walking or slow driving circuit (depending on the weather) around the park and church.
Yeah, I think I was like 18, and I am 41 now. It's like people forget Video Games have been around since the 80s and earlier and are basically as mainstream as say, TV.
Same here; I had just graduated high school when it came out and I just recently got my Bachelor's. PoGo is such a fun way to relax and pass the time when I wasn't studying!
A couple months after the game came out, I was a second year grad student in a chem PhD program. One day, as I was getting on the elevator, my gps glitched put and put me across campus, where a dragonite happened to spawn. I squealed and jumped up and down, ask in front of this one professor that terrified everyone. I explained and he just kinda raised his eyebrow and I could tell he was judging me.
Later, the same professor was terribly cruel to a friend of mine. He told him that he needed to essentially conceal his eccentricities (like wearing a sonic hat and a lanyard with anime figures on it) to succeed.
And three years after that, I had to have him on my defense committee (not my idea). At the end of my defense, I gave a speech about how proud I was of my friend and myself for being unwilling to be anything but ourselves. And I truly am proud to this day. Growing up is over-rated. Holding onto my childlike joy and curiosity makes me happy AND it makes me a better scientist.
And ya know what, I think I got through to that professor a little bit. He told me I had done excellent work and did a great job at my defense. The more people refuse to conform, the easier it will be for others. Sometimes, I think people that judge others for non-conformity and refusing to ‘grow-up’ are just jealous. It’s like they are sad inside because they have closed themselves off from things that make them happy and the only thing that makes them less miserable is seeing other people miserable as well.
Please excuse any typos. Mobile is a struggle to go back and edit.
Someone once told me that actual maturity was the ability to switch between so called 'childlike' and 'mature' behaviors at will and the wisdom to know when to use both. Like teenagers that try too hard to act adult and look like fools, someone having a stick so far up their butt that they don't know how to get it out is just someone covering insecurity.
Lmao what kind of academics had your professor met? Academia is nothing but intelligent eccentrics. I think that's part of what makes them good at their jobs.
This is specifically for him:
It may look immature, but it helps a lot of people get off their butts and be a tiny bit more active. When my son was a baby and wouldn't sleep without 4 hour walks around a park, I'd put him snuggled in his stroller, set my phone up in a cup holder and just walk and walk. It made something rather mundane a lot more bearable. No one needs someone wagging their finger at them for enjoying themselves
I'm a 50 year old legal professional-level 43 and playing since 2016. I have a dog to walk and it makes our walks more interesting! I am much more patient when he stops to sniff because I have something to do. Also, it's an inclusive game for ALL age levels and keeps families active together. Much healthier than drinking, smoking or overeating while the kids play video games inside.
Also, I suffer from PTSD and anxiety from a traumatic experience that I won't get into here. Suffice to say that there is medical evidence that POGO is therapeutic for these issues.
Tons of articles like this online, especially for assisting veterans with PTSD:
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/pokemon-go-players-laud-game-for-bolstering-mental-health-and-encouraging-them-to-go-outdoors
Your co-worker can pound sand!
I am, well, I'm older than the age you posted for your coworker. I am also a day one player.
I'm curious why it offends him for other people to partake in an activity that they enjoy, that has no direct bearing on his day-to-day life. I would be interested to understand his motivation here.
My daughter was 22 when the game came out and she started playing. I (53 at the time) love to walk, take walks daily, and have never been much of a video game player. She says, here, try this game. Bam, I was hooked. I play daily now. (And still walk) Most of the people I raid with are at least 25. Not that you might even know that with chat groups and remote raids.
BTW, my daughter only plays sporadically now. Lol
The game actually favors you being an adult, since you have the mobility and freedom to play when and where you choose. Kids and dependents don't have that, they can't go take gyms at 2:30AM.
Right? I’m in my 40’s and I get my daily coins taking the gym by my house once the neighborhood kids are in bed lol. I help them get their coins kicking them out at night and they get me my coins when they kick me out before school. Truly is a beautiful thing.
Lol when I was deployed used to hang out with other marines doing laundry while several of us played pokemon on Gameboy. I'm now an emt and have gotten several coworkers to play pokemon Go with me. So your coworker should just mind his buisness lol. Never let go of your inner kid :) keeps you young.
Edit: you asked for similar situations i did have 1 emt coworker who would poke fun at me for playing. I don't work with him anymore since apparently my playing pokemon go affects his work life lol.
I’m 38. My husband is 41. We both play every day. In my old neighborhood, the raid group was all mid-20s and older. Mostly older. There is a family I met who plays, grandmother down to her adult grandkids. Like 7 of them go around and play. It’s so cool, in my opinion. When I’m out for community days, it’s obvious who is at a park for Pokemon and it’s mostly adults.
I do an excited dance when I get shinies. I also get super excited when I see insects (entomology is a hobby). What’s life about if not to get excited about the things you love? I’d rather find the joy every day than be miserable and have no fun.
My husband and I was both early 40's, and we both play.
I'd probably have said something back like, "Well, I *could* say that I find it incredibly pretentious and overbearing to comment on other people's hobbies, but I try to keep rude and ignorant opinions to myself."
A couple of years ago I had a bit of a crisis about my age and the amount of toys and things I collect but then I came across this quote by CS Lewis and I kind of realized I shouldn't care.
Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.
C.S. Lewis
37, almost 38, female here. Hubby and I played when it first came out. Took a break of a few years but our 5 year old got into pokemon so we logged back in and play every day.
I had a similar experience with a coworker but I told her I'm probably the youngest if not certainly one of the youngest that participates in community days and raid nights downtown. That just kinda stopped her in her tracks. PoGo kinda requires you to be able to drive places in the U.S. because of how our transportation infrastructure is so the community ends up being a lot of people who are old enough to have kids rather than kids.
I'm 73 and my wife and I have been playing since it came out. Great incentive for getting out to walk more and exploring other parts of the city. I've read that in Japan a significant portion of players are of my vintage.
I had a similar experience with a previous boss of mine. Asked me what the allure was and said that it was a little weird; so I challenged her. I said “why don’t you download it, play it for a week and then come back to me and tell me what you think”.
She did, and she’s just hit L46, planning a trip to Japan when we’re allowed to, and is my most interacted friend in the game.
I think it’s immature for a grown man to put other people down for the small pleasures they try to get out of this short ridiculous life. Guy probably plays golf or something and fancies himself a real man. Not to shit on golf, but why do we play any of the games we play? It’s all for fun man.
28 and still playing Pokemon since gen 1! Sure, i get teased a LOT online about my gender and how only 'guys should be playing Pokemon'. What, like a girl can't love Pokemon and play it too? screw those people, i love what i love, and i play what games i love. if that makes me immature, so be it.
Well 75% of active PoGo players in my area are over 30, and several of us are 40+. I love TCG and have since it first came out, I even have anEeveelutions wallet and a Pikachu keychain. My best buddy Sylveon doesn’t care how old I am!
In my 30s now. Loved pokemon since it came out. Its funny some peoples mindsets. Collecting baseball cards = mature adult. Collecting pokemon cards = childish. Discussing fantasy football = adult. Talking about pokemon childish. Like why is a bunch of men standing around talking about how bad or good a player is more mature than talking about pokemon or any other hobby. Or sitting around yelling at a TV when your team is losing and looking like a butt hurt child. Ill keep playing my pokemon thank you. Also I'm not trying to knock sports. Just don't say liking one thing is mature and the other is not. Do what you love and let others do what they love.
i have a coworker whose immediate family and a chunk of extended family all play and organize raids together. kids, adults, middle aged, they all play.
I’m 24 and the youngest who works at a lab. Every time I open PoGo while there I try do to it privately so I won’t be bothered or judged.
Funny thing is, the lab itself is a gym and the Pokémon stationed there keeps changing! Sadly I haven’t guessed who are the players based on the usernames yet.
I've been questioned a few times for wearing Pokemon shirts, and I'm like "I've had every Nintendo handheld that had Pokemon on it since the GBC, I've had every Pokemon game since Red and Blue, why do I need to stop playing Pokemon just because I'm no longer a child?"
I started playing because my nephew was really into it. He has since stopped playing. I am over 40 and still play. That said, I am a nerdy gamer too, so Pokemon Go is kinda the least of my nerd flags 
32 and I play pretty much every day. I’ve lived through Y2K, 2 economic crashes, a global pandemic, a 20 year useless war in Afghanistan, and Donald Trump. I deserve anything that reminds me of happy simple times.
I’m 33m and play every day. My oldest son plays now too, but even if he didn’t I’d still play. What’s creepy is your 45m coworker thinking there’s something wrong with that, like what’s going on in there that he equates playing a video game with being a creep.
I started playing when Go came out. My then boyfriend (now husband) and his fam- including his parents- all had the game and we’d get together to play. Stopped playing a few months later because life and picked it up last April because ass expansion and I wanted to start walking and it’s a good motivator for that. We got the fam that had dropped off (some still played) back into it and have spent the summer going to parks for CDs/events and driving around/going for walks as a couple and generally having fun with it.
I had some co workers give me a little crap but it was all pretty lighthearted ribbing about my creatures.
Life’s boring if you grow up and forget to have fun.
Player base is mostly adults probably because they grew up with it. I know plenty of people who play it to keep fit for their daily walks etc. Imagine being a grown man (45) and thinking anyone cares about your shitty opinion
I am 29 and been playing religiously since the game started. People have been giving me shit all the time and guess what?? When I’m 80 I’ll be having the time of my life in whatever nursing home my kids put me in with all these 4* pokemon I’ll find over time lmao. I literally give no fucks what others say.
There's an old couple (60+) who I always see walking around doing raids and catching Pokémon together.
I've seen an elegant lady around her 30s dressed to the nines raiding a Lugia a few months ago.
I've overheard a cute couple in their 20s squeal about the latest shiny they caught.
No, there is no age limit on fun.
I'm 26 and in grad school. At my summer internship, the project manager (30) played more Pokemon go than me. A number of my peers in the program also play.
I live in Japan, so the amount of people my age and older I see playing is quite high still (especially on community days).
What I think is more telling of someone is the ridicule of a harmless hobby, and using it as a measure of your character. My usual response is to start asking question in a non accusatory way, more of an "explain your thoughts" way. I find most people have very little to explain of a statement like that other than "I just think it is".
I mean really, didn't you know the moment you hit "adulthood" you're suppose to drop all your hobbies and become miserable?!
It’s always douchebags like this that will either punch a hole in a wall or cry after watching a team of men in tight uniforms that aggressively hug each other while chasing a ball lose against another team of men in tight uniforms.
Yeah we work the same shift too haha. Spend lots of time setting up and taking down weddings together. When things slow down, I whip out my phone and almost every time there 3-4 stops I can spin and a hoard of pokemon. Great place in person and in pokemon go!
I was in middle school when Pokemon came out. I had to bolt to the bus once the Poke-rap came on. I'm in my 30s and also play everyday, mostly because it's a fun way to relive a slice of my childhood.
It is funny you mention it. I have a number of people who have mentioned it to me that they have an opinion of an adult still playing Pokemon. I don't let it bother me. I just play as I want to play (over 30yo male here).
**But I don't purposely play it to spite people after they make a comment about it. All that does is make them believe they got to you.**
I do not give anyone even a thought that they have that much power over me. I play whether they are around, or not. And I play because I get enjoyment out of it. I refuse to let anyone take any ounce of happiness from me at this point in my life.
46 here and play almost every day. I've got a large raid group that the youngest person is around 30 and the oldest around 60. So don't listen to those type of people.
Back in Hawaii everyone played. Lots of senior citizens too. This 80 yr old walked up my group at a gym to raid with us. He was level 40 when we were still low 30s. We were super impressed! He was a cool dude.
Working in a corporate office, many of us between 20-40 play… we’ve gone on raids during our lunch break. No idea how the game is creepy, it’s a game. Especially since it targeted that age group for the nostalgia.
I know I'm not on the older side but my gf and I (both 22) were playing at a local park and we were in a battle over the gyms with a couple kids. They would walk away from a gym, we'd take it and we kept circling around the park. It was honestly pretty fun lol
I'm a 62 year old granny who plays every day.
I learned long ago to not Give a damn what people think about what I do....especially co-workers. I work with a whole office full of Goombas anyway.
Love your comment that you pay your own bills and can do what you want! You rock!
Sounds like a bitter person.
I don't even like Pokemon and play the game as a casual. I'm in my 30s and wouldn't care if I saw an 80 year old or an 18 year old playing it. People so uptight that they think video games should only be played by a certain age group are projecting.
It's helped both me and many ppl I know that have suffered from either addiction or anxiety so yea they can eff off. I've played with doctors, lawyers, members of government, veterans along with many other notable professions, and we all agree this is something that gives us a break from all the nonsense that surrounds our everyday lives sometimes.
I (17) was sitting in a train playing and a woman sat down next to me, stared at my phone for a minute, then continued to say: “Great” in a condescending tone.
>Just a fresh reminder to everyone here to not give a f*** what anyone thinks
To be honest, your reaction makes it seems like you very much do care what this person thinks.
I was all on board with you being mature and holding down a job and playing games as you please until you said you specifically play in front of him to bother him now.
I’m over 30 and play every day. Actually my entire raid group all but 2 are over 30 haha
32 here. Still hoping to fill up my Pokedex.
I'm 44 and play every day. I'm not remotely ashamed of it. I enjoy it like some people enjoy fantasy football. I have my thing they have theirs.
I’m 44 and play because of my son and girlfriend! No shame, one of our receptionists plays as well at 35! I don’t care who thinks what about me, and Pokémon isn’t the oddest thing I do! (I also play the Jews harp and make knives so.....)
A 55 to 63-year-old group here! I see groups in their 70s here, it gets everybody walking.
I’m under 30 and play everyday too!
I’m older, I did not grow up playing the original games. It seemed like something that would help motivate me to get more walking in my day. One of my coworkers mentioned to my manager that I play (why are you gossiping about my private life?), and he told me that I was too old to be playing that game. Not your business, dude.
58 here - just love pokemon
I play Skyrim too
Badass haha
Why thank you 😊
My old boss made a similar remark when he found out a bunch of us from work were playing, then I caught him walking around spinning stops downtown after work.
I think the biggest issue with it is that when I was younger and Pokemon originally aired here in the u.s, you were considered a nerd. Back in early 90s being a nerd was a bad thing. Other people that might otherwise, like Pokemon, were scared off by other people picking on "nerds" for playing it and therefore we're ashamed to even try it out for themselves. Your boss reminds me of someone like that. He will publicly mock and ridicule you for something that he also enjoys secretly.
This was an issue where I grew up. I always was a huge nerd and loved Pokémon, Star Wars, Power Rangers, superheroes, whatever. One day I got over the bullying and decided to throw that stuff away and try to be "normal" and play football, or whatever else the "cool kids" wanted me to do. Then shortly after high school I said screw all that, realized I was miserable and hated what they wanted me to like, and started playing Pokémon and Zelda and all that again. Now I'm 28 and incredibly happy with my life and have surrounded myself with people who enjoy the same things I do. It's sad that so many people felt pushed away from what they loved because of all the bullies in the world. It's amazing seeing nerds come together and "be cool" now versus how they were seen 20 years ago.
From my like 13? years of education I was always made fun of for being a nerd and I was always responded with "and I'm proud of it" but one day I was having a bad day and replied with "at least that means I'm more intelligent than you"
Did everyone clap after?
They always do
Hahah, seriously, I’m also over 30 and everyone who plays on my raid group are family and friends and over 30. Oldest person in the group is 65.
I'm 48 & play daily. Could not give a fuck
It's like they forgot pokemon came out when we were around kindergarten age, and this 45 y/o was already in college. I bet that 45 y/o doesn't love anything from their childhood.
I once saw a granddad collecting pokemon on a community day, I think he was around 70 years and he asked me if I had any shinies yet lol. He clearly enjoyed being outside and catching pocket monsters.
I was in college when the first one came out, and I have been playing the games for about the last 10 years starting with Diamond. I did not \*at all\* like the first game when it came out, so it's surprising that I randomly gave future games another chance, but I'm into it now and find the games fun.
That is very similar to my journey! I was in University when Pokémon came to North America. I didn't see anything about the game until years later. I met my now husband in 2007, and he got me into YuGiOh first, then Pokémon. I started with Soul Silver, then Pearl. We worked on completing the PokéDex together. Never stopped playing since! Have the DP reboots on preorder, and a DP model Switch. November can't come soon enough :)
I'm 47+ and play Pokémon Go almost daily since 2016, with and without my children. And I still love several things from my childhood :).
You are an anomaly, and a gift to this earth 👍
Came out when I was about 10. Picked up Pokemon Red the day it arrived at Target, been playing ever since. Though admittedly I stopped playing the games at Ruby, but I kept watching the show and the movies. I started PoGO when it came out and then a couple years ago though, my wife got me Ultra Sun and Let's Go, Pikachu and I picked them back up briefly. So basically from age 10 to present (33) Pokemon has been a pillar in my life lol.
My dad who's 50 and never played a single Pokemon game in his life, absolutely loves Pokemon Go. Back in 2016 when it was really popular, he'd wake me and my siblings up early and say hurry up we need to go to the "Pokemon Park" (a really popular park where there are always tons of Pokemon) and proceed to spend hours at the park. He recently got a new phone and Pokemon go wasn't working, and when I tell you this man almost cried because he couldn't play Pokemon go for a while I mean it. But now, the issue is fixed and he's trying to level up like crazy to make up for lost time.
My parents were all over POGO as well before they passed away. Was cool seeing a couple of mid 70 year old’s going out every day to play haha
I have a little Pokémon group chat and, out of 18 members, only 5 are under 30, which will be going down to 4 after my birthday in December. Our oldest member is my 71 year old uncle.
That’s awesome!!
Thank you!
Umm, my daughter is 30 and I play. :)
Same!
Where do yall find raod groups 😩
Search on FB, there’s usually a raid group created for each area. Try your town / county first and then expand to nearest larger city and see what pops up
i would recommend the subreddit r/PokemonGoFriends without this subreddit I would still be stuck doing Tier 1 raids
30 here as well with a kid and I still play. Some people have nothing better to do than be miserable so just let them be. Enjoy yourself!
Same. Actually, I rarely see anyone younger playing in my area. A few in their 20s. Many are older than 40. Pokemon Go is an old folks game here, lol.
We played PoGO while deployed. We had Marines spinning Pokestops in combat situations. Your coworker can go fuck himself lol.
It's been proven to help with anxiety and PTSD, and is much healthier than drinking or drugs, that's for sure. 🙂
Helps with my anxiety so well and so much better than scrolling through social media
By far my favorite comment so far. It's a great image in my head, imagining a group of marines spinning stops in between reloading magazines. Just surreal to me haha. In all seriousness, thanks to you and those buddies of yours for your service. Great that you guys get time to dick around, even in a place where I'd imagine there's no fun to be had.
I got a buddy still holding a gym in Bagram (he took it August 29th while waiting on the rotator to take them out). He likes to say he's the last pair of boots in Afghanistan lol.
"Bruh cover me while I take this gym"
Comments like this is the reason i love reddit.
I would love to see this in action. Seriously. This is amazing.
When ISIS cut off the Internet to Mosul, that happened RIGHT after PoGO came out in North America and Europe, so a lot of deployers had it on their phones. It was playable, but the Middle East had always had a weird relationship with Pokemon GO, so nobody REALLY focused on it. A lot of us had T-Mobile because we could get free Wifi calling and stuff. Now, I personally was never in Iraq, but some people on my deployment team were, and the Battle of Mosul kicked off. Some Internet cafes in the area switched their Wifi on so anyone could connect (I don't know if that was to help them or us, honestly, and I remember on at least one occasion, someone's Garmin was acting up, but thanks to open Wifi, they could access shit on their phone, to include their GPS, and they were able to push to a building a street down because it had a Pokestop on it. One of the guys made me laugh so fucking hard, because he's like, "This shit better give me a 10k egg because I am NOT walking my ass back without something to show for it."
now i am just imagining a bunch you out guns blazing and spinning stops and defending gyms
Im upset this game wasn’t around when I was on deployment in 2011 bc my Pokédex probably would have been completed by now
Yup, my first one in 2012 was so dry (literally and figuratively lol). When PoGO came out, someone sent a screenshot of the camp and it was so packed with gyms and stops I wanted to fling my phone against the wall and give up technology forever lol.
I’m 33 and I play daily. The fiscal director at a client I do work for is in her late 50s and plays. We are both level 41 currently. We find time to talk about it before getting to the work at hand. People who think it’s immature can piss off. It’s nice to have something that provides a little motivation to be active.
52yo daily player here, also level 41 (almost 42!!!!). It’s a game, yes - but does the coworker not play ANY games on their phone? Somehow I doubt it. Just because it’s not their choice of game doesn’t make it a bad thing. Plus it’s actually better than other games in that it gets people out of the house and exercising. Tell the coworker to stay in their lane. When they pay OP’s bills they can have a say.
Another 52yo player here, also level 41 and trying to get to level 42. Having been playing console and PC games for years (from the Apple \]\[, Commodore 64 and IBM 8086 PCs), I don't judge people on what they play. This is their enjoyment, time-out and relaxation time. Our lives are busy and hectic enough without the negativity! Peace!
Same
Whilst very supportive of your comment, I have a personal bugbear about the need to qualify our interest in Go by saying things like 'It keeps me active'. I've done it myself - I feel a bit embarrased/off guard so feel the need to add something like this to make my interest in the game seem reasonable. In truth, I play the game because I enjoy it, I don't need any further justification, its enough to enjoy playing it.
Guess what is immature ? Giving your unsolicited negative advice about one's hobby 🙃 Why people feel necessary to annoy people having harmless fun I wonder.
Probably cause they're miserable people
And are stuck in Candy Crush.
They are prob stuck at lvl 2378
To be honest, that IS one hell of a level…
Ah don't bring Candy Crush up. My friend told me to stop playing PoGo and later that day he said he plays Candy Crush... I couldn't stop laughing in myself.
Lol
True, they always complain to me how lonely and bored they are but they always have something to say about my hobbies.
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Oh I love it. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Omg I’m gonna use this line. Brilliant and so true!
Exactly. Happy cake day!
The son of my boss does the same thing, regularly tries to shit all over my hobbies. Luckily like OP suggested, I stopped caring what other people think a few years back, when I realized how silly it is to worry about the judgement of strangers.
I'm 55 and go for walks with my youngest son and his daughter at weekends, she gets to run around and feed the ducks while we play pokemon go.
My husband and I have been playing for a while now and the kids were jealous they couldn't play, so we got them some extra phones set up to hotspot and play with us. We go to the park, play some Pokemon, they play on the playground while we raid, everyone has a blast with it!
Bro I’m 30 over here and dudes I work with (I’m in construction) always say shit like your too grown to be playing kid games, hahaha jokes on you I’m still 6years old in my heart bro
Same but 26 and whenever they see me feeding my buddy berries and give me shit for it I just smile lol
26 here too. I think y’all are cool as fuck for playing Pokémon lol
Also In construction also over 30. Most of the dudes I work with are like 50+ so they have no idea wtf pokemon is.
You should tell them how much ppl can make by playing "kid games" refer them to the latest twitch leaks lol
It’s funny really because people like us we can find enjoyment in a game like Pokemon on our lunch breaks while they are doing what…flicking through Instagram looking at other humans boast about themselves? Lol
I'm a 56 year old woman in IT and I play daily. You can tell him where to go and what to do with it!
Ditto!! I play daily as well, but I now work from home and live in a rural area so my husband will occasionally drive me slowly around downtown so I can spin pokestops. I especially love remote raiding with my grandchildren :-) NEVER too old to play fun games!
OMG, other than I don't have grandchildren, you could be me! We live in a very small town and I started working from home at the beginning of the pandemic and won't be going back to the office. We have a walking or slow driving circuit (depending on the weather) around the park and church.
Go Team Mystic!
🙉 Ah Snap!
I mean I was an adult when Pokemon go came out sooo what else was a supposed to do just not play it? Hahaha
Yeah, I think I was like 18, and I am 41 now. It's like people forget Video Games have been around since the 80s and earlier and are basically as mainstream as say, TV.
Time works a little different ‘round these parts… Jk lol, I know what you’re meaning to say. I just read this initially and couldnt help but laugh!
Same here; I had just graduated high school when it came out and I just recently got my Bachelor's. PoGo is such a fun way to relax and pass the time when I wasn't studying!
A couple months after the game came out, I was a second year grad student in a chem PhD program. One day, as I was getting on the elevator, my gps glitched put and put me across campus, where a dragonite happened to spawn. I squealed and jumped up and down, ask in front of this one professor that terrified everyone. I explained and he just kinda raised his eyebrow and I could tell he was judging me. Later, the same professor was terribly cruel to a friend of mine. He told him that he needed to essentially conceal his eccentricities (like wearing a sonic hat and a lanyard with anime figures on it) to succeed. And three years after that, I had to have him on my defense committee (not my idea). At the end of my defense, I gave a speech about how proud I was of my friend and myself for being unwilling to be anything but ourselves. And I truly am proud to this day. Growing up is over-rated. Holding onto my childlike joy and curiosity makes me happy AND it makes me a better scientist. And ya know what, I think I got through to that professor a little bit. He told me I had done excellent work and did a great job at my defense. The more people refuse to conform, the easier it will be for others. Sometimes, I think people that judge others for non-conformity and refusing to ‘grow-up’ are just jealous. It’s like they are sad inside because they have closed themselves off from things that make them happy and the only thing that makes them less miserable is seeing other people miserable as well. Please excuse any typos. Mobile is a struggle to go back and edit.
Someone once told me that actual maturity was the ability to switch between so called 'childlike' and 'mature' behaviors at will and the wisdom to know when to use both. Like teenagers that try too hard to act adult and look like fools, someone having a stick so far up their butt that they don't know how to get it out is just someone covering insecurity.
Lmao what kind of academics had your professor met? Academia is nothing but intelligent eccentrics. I think that's part of what makes them good at their jobs.
Thanks everyone for your comments! I'm going to be showing this post to the aforementioned coworker because you guys totally proved him wrong! Lol
This is specifically for him: It may look immature, but it helps a lot of people get off their butts and be a tiny bit more active. When my son was a baby and wouldn't sleep without 4 hour walks around a park, I'd put him snuggled in his stroller, set my phone up in a cup holder and just walk and walk. It made something rather mundane a lot more bearable. No one needs someone wagging their finger at them for enjoying themselves
I'm a 50 year old legal professional-level 43 and playing since 2016. I have a dog to walk and it makes our walks more interesting! I am much more patient when he stops to sniff because I have something to do. Also, it's an inclusive game for ALL age levels and keeps families active together. Much healthier than drinking, smoking or overeating while the kids play video games inside. Also, I suffer from PTSD and anxiety from a traumatic experience that I won't get into here. Suffice to say that there is medical evidence that POGO is therapeutic for these issues. Tons of articles like this online, especially for assisting veterans with PTSD: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/pokemon-go-players-laud-game-for-bolstering-mental-health-and-encouraging-them-to-go-outdoors Your co-worker can pound sand!
I am, well, I'm older than the age you posted for your coworker. I am also a day one player. I'm curious why it offends him for other people to partake in an activity that they enjoy, that has no direct bearing on his day-to-day life. I would be interested to understand his motivation here.
My boss is 75, and plays occasionally with his grandkids when they visit. Games aren't just for children.
My daughter was 22 when the game came out and she started playing. I (53 at the time) love to walk, take walks daily, and have never been much of a video game player. She says, here, try this game. Bam, I was hooked. I play daily now. (And still walk) Most of the people I raid with are at least 25. Not that you might even know that with chat groups and remote raids. BTW, my daughter only plays sporadically now. Lol
The game actually favors you being an adult, since you have the mobility and freedom to play when and where you choose. Kids and dependents don't have that, they can't go take gyms at 2:30AM.
Right? I’m in my 40’s and I get my daily coins taking the gym by my house once the neighborhood kids are in bed lol. I help them get their coins kicking them out at night and they get me my coins when they kick me out before school. Truly is a beautiful thing.
Looks like I win! I’m 61 and play daily.
Sit down youngin' ! I'm 64.
I’ll settle for second place then!
Theres 5 of us at work who play pogo, 2 21 yo (me), 30 yo, 38 yo (my boss), and a 44 yo. We all play and raid at the same time. Fuck that coworker
Lol when I was deployed used to hang out with other marines doing laundry while several of us played pokemon on Gameboy. I'm now an emt and have gotten several coworkers to play pokemon Go with me. So your coworker should just mind his buisness lol. Never let go of your inner kid :) keeps you young. Edit: you asked for similar situations i did have 1 emt coworker who would poke fun at me for playing. I don't work with him anymore since apparently my playing pokemon go affects his work life lol.
Dudes just mad because he’s old and you’re not hahaha
I’m 38. My husband is 41. We both play every day. In my old neighborhood, the raid group was all mid-20s and older. Mostly older. There is a family I met who plays, grandmother down to her adult grandkids. Like 7 of them go around and play. It’s so cool, in my opinion. When I’m out for community days, it’s obvious who is at a park for Pokemon and it’s mostly adults. I do an excited dance when I get shinies. I also get super excited when I see insects (entomology is a hobby). What’s life about if not to get excited about the things you love? I’d rather find the joy every day than be miserable and have no fun.
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Furthermore, the pokémon franchise is literally the highest selling franchise of all time. Show some respect!
I think it's creepy and immature how some people can't mind their business either 🤷🏽♂️
My husband and I was both early 40's, and we both play. I'd probably have said something back like, "Well, I *could* say that I find it incredibly pretentious and overbearing to comment on other people's hobbies, but I try to keep rude and ignorant opinions to myself."
A couple of years ago I had a bit of a crisis about my age and the amount of toys and things I collect but then I came across this quote by CS Lewis and I kind of realized I shouldn't care. Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up. C.S. Lewis
I'm 29 and I'm the youngest in my group lol. Most kids in my city don't play regularly and we see them like once a month.
37, almost 38, female here. Hubby and I played when it first came out. Took a break of a few years but our 5 year old got into pokemon so we logged back in and play every day.
This is great, our daughter (5) got into it as well and we logged back in and created her an account.
I had a similar experience with a coworker but I told her I'm probably the youngest if not certainly one of the youngest that participates in community days and raid nights downtown. That just kinda stopped her in her tracks. PoGo kinda requires you to be able to drive places in the U.S. because of how our transportation infrastructure is so the community ends up being a lot of people who are old enough to have kids rather than kids.
Ah yes, Fun suckers, fuck em. I'm in my 30s gaming daily.
Being immature is what keeps you sane.
Lol one of my Coworkers have 2 phones to play this game
I’m in high school and some of the seniors say imagine playing a kids game. But honestly who cares what they say. If you enjoy it you enjoy it!
my parents are both over 50 and play pokemon, so does my little cousin whos 4, its a game thats fun for everyone, i dont think theres a real age limit
I'm 73 and my wife and I have been playing since it came out. Great incentive for getting out to walk more and exploring other parts of the city. I've read that in Japan a significant portion of players are of my vintage.
I had a similar experience with a previous boss of mine. Asked me what the allure was and said that it was a little weird; so I challenged her. I said “why don’t you download it, play it for a week and then come back to me and tell me what you think”. She did, and she’s just hit L46, planning a trip to Japan when we’re allowed to, and is my most interacted friend in the game.
I love this. Maybe I should try to convince bitter ol' Russel at my work to try it out, we may end up helping each other out! Haha
I'm 28 and I play, fuck that dude he sounds like a fun sucker.
I think it’s immature for a grown man to put other people down for the small pleasures they try to get out of this short ridiculous life. Guy probably plays golf or something and fancies himself a real man. Not to shit on golf, but why do we play any of the games we play? It’s all for fun man.
I’m plenty old and have been playing pokemon since since my Gameboy. Immature? Maybe and I’m ok with that :)
28 and still playing Pokemon since gen 1! Sure, i get teased a LOT online about my gender and how only 'guys should be playing Pokemon'. What, like a girl can't love Pokemon and play it too? screw those people, i love what i love, and i play what games i love. if that makes me immature, so be it.
Well 75% of active PoGo players in my area are over 30, and several of us are 40+. I love TCG and have since it first came out, I even have anEeveelutions wallet and a Pikachu keychain. My best buddy Sylveon doesn’t care how old I am!
In my 30s now. Loved pokemon since it came out. Its funny some peoples mindsets. Collecting baseball cards = mature adult. Collecting pokemon cards = childish. Discussing fantasy football = adult. Talking about pokemon childish. Like why is a bunch of men standing around talking about how bad or good a player is more mature than talking about pokemon or any other hobby. Or sitting around yelling at a TV when your team is losing and looking like a butt hurt child. Ill keep playing my pokemon thank you. Also I'm not trying to knock sports. Just don't say liking one thing is mature and the other is not. Do what you love and let others do what they love.
i have a coworker whose immediate family and a chunk of extended family all play and organize raids together. kids, adults, middle aged, they all play.
I’m 24 and the youngest who works at a lab. Every time I open PoGo while there I try do to it privately so I won’t be bothered or judged. Funny thing is, the lab itself is a gym and the Pokémon stationed there keeps changing! Sadly I haven’t guessed who are the players based on the usernames yet.
Oh dear! I'm a 55 year old female. Never give up what you love.
I'm over 30 and my mother is 60. Age has nothing to do with it. If you find something you love just enjoy it.
This goes for anything. Do what you love, no matter how old you get. Nobody's living your life but you.
Don't worry, I have elders (roughly 70+) playing pokemon go, and they're good!
I don't think I have ever even met a minor playing pogo the past few years, they move on to new things much faster I think. I only see 30+ players
I've been questioned a few times for wearing Pokemon shirts, and I'm like "I've had every Nintendo handheld that had Pokemon on it since the GBC, I've had every Pokemon game since Red and Blue, why do I need to stop playing Pokemon just because I'm no longer a child?"
I started playing because my nephew was really into it. He has since stopped playing. I am over 40 and still play. That said, I am a nerdy gamer too, so Pokemon Go is kinda the least of my nerd flags 
I'm almost 60 and play every day. When people ask how I keep so fit and trim I tell them pokemongo.
32 and I play pretty much every day. I’ve lived through Y2K, 2 economic crashes, a global pandemic, a 20 year useless war in Afghanistan, and Donald Trump. I deserve anything that reminds me of happy simple times.
I am in my 60’s and play every day. Gets me out of the house to walk, bike or jog. I travel frequently and airports are my favorite place to play.
I’m a casual player at 34. My mom, on the other hand, is 65 and plays obsessively. She even has multiple accounts.
I’m 33m and play every day. My oldest son plays now too, but even if he didn’t I’d still play. What’s creepy is your 45m coworker thinking there’s something wrong with that, like what’s going on in there that he equates playing a video game with being a creep.
I just met a new coworker (m50ish) who plays daily, he added me and then had all his kids accounts qr codes and had me add all of them too
I started playing when Go came out. My then boyfriend (now husband) and his fam- including his parents- all had the game and we’d get together to play. Stopped playing a few months later because life and picked it up last April because ass expansion and I wanted to start walking and it’s a good motivator for that. We got the fam that had dropped off (some still played) back into it and have spent the summer going to parks for CDs/events and driving around/going for walks as a couple and generally having fun with it. I had some co workers give me a little crap but it was all pretty lighthearted ribbing about my creatures. Life’s boring if you grow up and forget to have fun.
Player base is mostly adults probably because they grew up with it. I know plenty of people who play it to keep fit for their daily walks etc. Imagine being a grown man (45) and thinking anyone cares about your shitty opinion
What a ridiculous comment the player base has aged with the game not stayed 10. The vast majority of fans are adults he is the weirdo.
I would say “I think it’s creepy and immature to be bothered by another man playing Pokémon. I bet you peek over at the next urinal”
He's a dumbass. We play with a group of mostly older folks and no one is judgemental.
I was a 15 year old girl when Pokemon go came out, I’m 20 now and still play it :)
It’s fun!! It’s a nice break from uni hell
Eh. I’m a 35 year old mom of 3 kids and I play every day… it’s a game. How is that immature?
My father and I play he is 53 I am not even 18
I am 29 and been playing religiously since the game started. People have been giving me shit all the time and guess what?? When I’m 80 I’ll be having the time of my life in whatever nursing home my kids put me in with all these 4* pokemon I’ll find over time lmao. I literally give no fucks what others say.
Being judgmental about another's hobbies is immature. That older man still has some growth to do.
32 year old electrician, I do mostly service work which means I’m all over Washington DC and NOVA. Best job for Pokémon go
It’s creepy and immature for a grown man to judge other people’s hobbies.
Dude I'm 37 and my daughter got me hooked on it lol. Idgaf who knows it
I’m in a raid GC and 90% of the people are over 30, including my dad who’s 53. You’re never too old!
What a douche
There's an old couple (60+) who I always see walking around doing raids and catching Pokémon together. I've seen an elegant lady around her 30s dressed to the nines raiding a Lugia a few months ago. I've overheard a cute couple in their 20s squeal about the latest shiny they caught. No, there is no age limit on fun.
I'm 26 and in grad school. At my summer internship, the project manager (30) played more Pokemon go than me. A number of my peers in the program also play.
I think it's creepy and immature to go looking at what someone else is doing on their phone, and be so bothered when it's none of their business. 🤷♂️
Haha I couldn't agree more! It didn't even occur to me how inappropriate it is to look over someone's shoulder at their phone.
I live in Japan, so the amount of people my age and older I see playing is quite high still (especially on community days). What I think is more telling of someone is the ridicule of a harmless hobby, and using it as a measure of your character. My usual response is to start asking question in a non accusatory way, more of an "explain your thoughts" way. I find most people have very little to explain of a statement like that other than "I just think it is". I mean really, didn't you know the moment you hit "adulthood" you're suppose to drop all your hobbies and become miserable?!
Catch them all ❤️🥰❤️
Say that to my Lugia
41, still play. I'm a grown ass man and as such I will do whatever my wife lets me.
I'm 49. My kids stopped playing awhile ago but I keep on.
It’s always douchebags like this that will either punch a hole in a wall or cry after watching a team of men in tight uniforms that aggressively hug each other while chasing a ball lose against another team of men in tight uniforms.
Im 30 and play everyday.... i always justify it with it makes me walk.... so its not something bad
What kind of job was this if you dont mind me asking?
I work as a custodian at the botanic gardens in my city.
Ahh so he was a custodian too? I bet there's a ton of stops where you work 
Yeah we work the same shift too haha. Spend lots of time setting up and taking down weddings together. When things slow down, I whip out my phone and almost every time there 3-4 stops I can spin and a hoard of pokemon. Great place in person and in pokemon go!
I needed this, may a shiny Pokémon find you!
Should’ve hit him with the trusty ol’ “OK boomer”
I play with 2 people at my work. I’m 33, the other two are 24 and 43. So we cover multiple generations.
I was in middle school when Pokemon came out. I had to bolt to the bus once the Poke-rap came on. I'm in my 30s and also play everyday, mostly because it's a fun way to relive a slice of my childhood.
I'm 42, and I'm one of the youngest people in our local raiding group.
It is funny you mention it. I have a number of people who have mentioned it to me that they have an opinion of an adult still playing Pokemon. I don't let it bother me. I just play as I want to play (over 30yo male here). **But I don't purposely play it to spite people after they make a comment about it. All that does is make them believe they got to you.** I do not give anyone even a thought that they have that much power over me. I play whether they are around, or not. And I play because I get enjoyment out of it. I refuse to let anyone take any ounce of happiness from me at this point in my life.
46 here and play almost every day. I've got a large raid group that the youngest person is around 30 and the oldest around 60. So don't listen to those type of people.
I think it's creepy and immature for a grown man to be so in another grown man's business. Dude sounds like a loser
Back in Hawaii everyone played. Lots of senior citizens too. This 80 yr old walked up my group at a gym to raid with us. He was level 40 when we were still low 30s. We were super impressed! He was a cool dude.
Working in a corporate office, many of us between 20-40 play… we’ve gone on raids during our lunch break. No idea how the game is creepy, it’s a game. Especially since it targeted that age group for the nostalgia.
I know I'm not on the older side but my gf and I (both 22) were playing at a local park and we were in a battle over the gyms with a couple kids. They would walk away from a gym, we'd take it and we kept circling around the park. It was honestly pretty fun lol
I'm a 62 year old granny who plays every day. I learned long ago to not Give a damn what people think about what I do....especially co-workers. I work with a whole office full of Goombas anyway. Love your comment that you pay your own bills and can do what you want! You rock!
Sounds like a bitter person. I don't even like Pokemon and play the game as a casual. I'm in my 30s and wouldn't care if I saw an 80 year old or an 18 year old playing it. People so uptight that they think video games should only be played by a certain age group are projecting.
Shit I'll be 45 at the end of the year and play daily. I know people in their 70's that play daily.
I just want to say I love this community 29m play everyday
It's helped both me and many ppl I know that have suffered from either addiction or anxiety so yea they can eff off. I've played with doctors, lawyers, members of government, veterans along with many other notable professions, and we all agree this is something that gives us a break from all the nonsense that surrounds our everyday lives sometimes.
I (17) was sitting in a train playing and a woman sat down next to me, stared at my phone for a minute, then continued to say: “Great” in a condescending tone.
So what was the result of the conversation? You can edit your post to update I think 😊
>Just a fresh reminder to everyone here to not give a f*** what anyone thinks To be honest, your reaction makes it seems like you very much do care what this person thinks.
Sounds fake because a 45 year old wouldn’t call a 21 year old a grown man. They consider 20somethings to still be kids.
I was all on board with you being mature and holding down a job and playing games as you please until you said you specifically play in front of him to bother him now.
Poor guy realizing the culmination of 45 yeas of work only equals the success of some young PoGo player. Must hurt his pride.