Omar Akil wrote about his apprehensions of playing #PokémonGO while being a black man:https://medium.com/mobile-lifestyle/warning-pokemon-go-is-a-death-sentence-if-you-are-a-black-man-acacb4bdae7f#.a2v508tgr …
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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.
#mypokehood -
All we get is the hope that maybe one day we'll get more pokestops. Maybe. Who knows.
#mypokehood -
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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