I've noticed that lots of white commercial areas/downtown have triangle patch with a pokestop. Exactly none in my area do. #mypokehood
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Ingress asked players to include places "where locals gather." But now, it's too late to even submit to add pokestops.
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Also grateful
@dorolfe took time explain that at least some phones could submit pokestop suggestions; I wasn't sure if it was laptop-only. -
I mention that because a lot of black and latinx people only use our phones—don't even own laptops.
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Another big consideration is rural areas, including reservations. Some of these spots don't even get internet service.
#PokémonGO -
I still haven't heard from anyone who's playing
#PokémonGO in a rez, but I do wonder what it looks like. -
I know several white
#PokémonGO players live in rural areas pointed out how bare their spots are, too. There's a big preference for cities. -
What all of this translates into is a white male city-dweller preference for
#PokémonGO. Things we wouldn't even consider right away. -
Aside from having the ability to collect a ton of free
#PokémonGO items, some get to advance in the game much faster than the rest of us do. -
Bc of systemic inequity, the people who are already most privileged in society also get the most privilege in augmented reality.
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While folks like
@The_Ed_Hominem and other tell me to relax, some get to advance in the games in ways some of us can't access.#mypokehood -
We literally have no way of submitting pokestops that would make it easier, more enjoyable for more vulnerable people to play.
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All we get is the hope that maybe one day we'll get more pokestops. Maybe. Who knows.
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Augmented reality is already suffering from systemic bias: from pre-k to STEM to maps to money, it's all about inequity.
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That's some of what I've been thinking about. I know lots more people've seriously brilliant
#mypokehood thoughts. Can't wait to read more.
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hey there! i'm writing something up for http://grist.org about this; is it ok to use your tweet and handle in there?
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Yes! Thank you for asking.
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no prob.
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current guidelines are here but they haven’t accepted any since last sept https://support.ingress.com/hc/en-us/articles/207343987-Candidate-Portal-criteria …
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