"Playing as a loner?"

#PokemonGO: How many have played this game alone?I've never played with a group or friends, so the game gets a little less fun. When it first started up, I'd see a lot of folks play and we'd chat..etc.Now I never see people playing and I never see people battling gyms, they just magically get taken back over by instinct players.As a loner player, it makes the game so much more difficult to enjoy. I never see the other players, even though we have this battle going where I keep taking down their gym. I wish there was a messenger system or something to have some sort of interaction with other players.. talk some smack or request a meet up to hang out..etc.EDIT: For those asking, I'm about an hour North of Kansas City. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2dSX2ZF