Politics v Game
@NianticBrian @NianticThia: Why don’t you guys just stick to the game and leave politics alone since they have no place in any Nia game? Asking for a friend.
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Can you elaborate?
Because the game exists in the real world, and people must manage themselves in that world.
#2 - Stay aware of your surroundings and adhere to the rules of the human world.
Niantic has always involved an element of political activism because that's the desire of the employees. That activism is also good for business, because more people appreciate the work than hold your position.
Whether it's BLM (beacons), LGBTQ+ issues (rainbow XM), climate change (Earth day badge and other actions) or a myriad of other causes, Niantic has always been part of a political discourse. They've chosen to make these part of all of their games, which is completely their choice, and a beneficial business decision.
If you wish to 'noticeably' protest, the best method is always 'voting with your feet', because they're not going to change while every indication says it's worthwhile.
Oh is this Roe vs Wade reaction?
USA seems to be going full Handmaids Tale.
Ermagod lets all carry guns n ban woman from controlling their own bodies whilst praising jebus. Weird country.
Then they ban Russia for invading another country. *cough Iraq*
Its a joke.
It's because they have "insufficient domestic infant supply", as quoted by a Supreme Court Justice.
Lol. Take in some refugees mebbe.
Too many ppl in the world anyway.
@NianticBrian @NianticThia: Thank you for making the statement on reproductive rights 💖💚💙! Saying for a friend (and myself).
Human rights aren't really something a company should stay "neutral" on.
So no, it shouldn't be something left out of the game.
Niantic's comments are about the same as thoughts and prayers. How about donate some money to the organizations?
They regularly do. Most companies on that list are also in the process of establishing travel funds for staff who need to go out of state, as well as legal funds to help defend them when they do.
It’s unfortunate that many of you don’t understand that the SC decision yesterday didn’t overturn anything. It’s just what the media wants you to believe. The only thing it did was give the decision back to the State Legislature’s and voters to decide which is their job and where it belonged in the first place. The SC’s job is to determine if something is allowed by the US Constitution which is exactly what they did since there is no provision for abortion in the Constitution. And again, if you wanted to get an abortion yesterday or one today, you can because nothing has changed. Do your own homework.
I do know why but I wondered if the OP would say more on why they thought Niantic shouldn’t do anything.
People tend not to voice what they know are highly offensive opinions. They just infer vague "They're bad" stuff.
A significant percentage of Niantic's workforce is women of reproductive age working in the United States. Niantic well and truly should have an opinion about their employees' human rights.
I would be happy if Niantic blocked their games in any state that takes away women's rights but that isn't a realistic expectation.
@Spidybo3 The SCOTUS decision overturned federal protection for women's rights to make their own reproductive decisions. This decision did not happen in the abstract-- they knew full well what the immediate real-world impact of their decision would be.
Nah, niantic have the right to say what they want be it what we agree with (blm, lgbtq+) or what we don't. I agree with them on this, abortion should be allowed, sone old men (and 1 woman I beleive) some of whom have lied to get unto office and at least 2 are offenders, should not get to decide, or allow states to make illegal, what a woman chooses to do with her body
Why isnt it realistic?
They blocked Russia? Blocking women's rights is a step back to the 1800s.
Are “ordinary users” not black and/or gay in your view?
Of course, events are made in their honor, they are respected, they cannot be offended in any case. But a simple honest, ordinary player who wants changes in this game for the better, this is a insignificance to whose opinion it is not worth listening. Niantics treats black and gays better than me or you. By the way! Where is the beacon dedicated to the white man or woman of traditional s@xual orientation?
Did I miss that there’s countries where straight folks are attacked for holding hands in public? Or where white folks aren’t selected for jobs because of their name looking different?
Bold of you to also assume I’m not black/gay in your response (I’m not either but rather presumptive).
As for traditional orientation, I’d think bisexuality is more traditional than folks being straight but I’m no historian.
Let's not forget what Ukranians and Russians do to LGTB folks when they are out of the closet. Keep your biggotry for yourself.
I personally believe that our game desperately needs minefields, stationary turrets to fortify areas, and drone factories that could produce drones to attack enemy agents nearby. And I also believe that the game definitely needs a third faction and the introduction of several types of exogenous creatures.
So the question is, what is my faith worse than the faith of the man who believes that he is a woman? And believe me, what I believe is ridiculed, humiliated, and exposed as schizophrenia by the vast majority of the participants in this forum. I, and people like me, are subject to humiliation just like representatives of s"xual minorities, and sometimes we suffer from this no less, and maybe even many times more than gays, lesbians and black people.
If I start telling everyone that I am an agent of an organization that is fighting resistance from those who do not want exogenous creatures to come into our world, then they can send me to a psychiatric hospital, or take me for interrogation to the police, and in the conditions of the war in Ukraine, everyone I meet will consider me as an enemy of the motherland.
You will see under this message there will be a bunch of dislikes, this is to confirm my words.
What the **** are you even saying? You need to really lay off playing this because it's getting to whatever is left in your cranium.
Here is an example of how a player of our beloved game can easily be humiliated. What I wrote about above.
Because it's legit bigotry. This goes beyond the game, to express anything transgender on the same level as a mental illness? You should feel humiliated but I know that narcissism from your posts and topics on here. (that too is mental illness but I bet you will never admit to it)
If you are an smart person, tell me based on your knowledge. What is the difference between a man who considers himself a woman and a man who considers himself an agent of enlightenment? Both of them believe, and their ideas about the world are a product of faith, and certainly not as objective facts, the laws of physics and so on ...
(Sorry, they are not letting me type because I posted a pubmed article and the forum doesn't allow it)
Can you put it through https://archive.ph/ and use that?
Don't worry, I don't want to lose my time with this "enlightened agent"