Snorlax Racism Debate and Pokemon Go Bringing Races Together

• 45:38Tim skeptical that Pokemon Go actually brings races together or creates understanding between people.
• 46:02The logical link: meeting people of different ethnicities through the game might actually reduce racism among players who befriend someone.
• 46:43Tim notes Pokemon Go players have taken over the Upper East Side where he walks late at night, inviting the guest to play on Fifth Avenue at 59th Street.
• 47:14Planning a video about playing Pokemon Go at JG Melons, catching a Snorlax while people eat burgers.
• 47:49Tim explains that in story mode, anyone can steal Pokemon from you.
• 48:22Describing the street dancers and workers outside the catering hall near his block—Mexican guys and an Indian singer always falling over and having fun.
• 49:02Tim considering going to Central Park one day to try playing Pokemon Go, uncertain if there's a gym in East New York.
• 49:33Games that use maps and send people outside to capture Pokemon represent the future because they bring people together.
• 50:18At 13 years old Tim was sniffing coke and driving around with a 24-year-old named Hector, whose girlfriend Sonya stole a gram of blow and Hector said he hoped their house caught fire.
• 50:59Tim joking that if Hector and Sonya had Pokemon Go maybe they wouldn't have hated each other—Pokemon Go is the new drug.

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