Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012)
This was something that was discussed recently in one of the Pokemon Go FB Messenger groups I&#x27;m in. The group is mostly people in their 30&#x27;s and 40&#x27;s, and some of the people don&#x27;t have any friends outside of the group. The game has basically brought them a network of friends that they didn&#x27;t have before. And because &quot;raids&quot; (in-game battles of giant Pokemon) require multiple people and for you to physically go somewhere, you end up seeing your Pokemon friends a lot. You may even spend an afternoon driving around town, chasing raid battles. Sometimes it&#x27;s just saying hello and battling, but other times you strike up a convo, laugh, etc. Lots of people feel the game is dead, or think I&#x27;m weird when they find out I still play it, but there&#x27;s still an active player base, and it&#x27;s methods of trying to get people (usually anti-social people) out and being social, have definitely hit upon something.