"I just want to say sorry and thank you."

#PokemonGO: Let me preface this by saying I have never played Pokemon Go due to me having a Windows phone and just overall not being a Pokemon person.Hello /r/pokemongo and those who dwell here. I came here after seeing a post on /r/wholesomememes, which happens to be the number one post on hot here right now coincidentally. To quote the tweet on the post, and the tweet inspiring me to write out this apology and thank you:I really miss that month Pokemon GO came out. I feel like that was the happiest everyone had been for a while. Everyone was out loving life.This made me realize something obvious that my oblivious, selfish, close-minded self had not considered; Pokemon Go had made the lives of so many people better. People were out being happy, having an activity to do outside that they enjoy. You see, I hated when Pokemon Go came out. There I said it, I hated Pokemon Go. Places were crowded and I hated it. My girlfriend had her phone out all the time while we were together and it bugged the hell out of me, and the fact that she was paying attention to the game almost exclusively while we were together (we are in a LDR and don't see each other much) just killed me. I have a single (as in he is my only friend, not "he is single") friend I hang out with and all he wanted to do was play this popular new game. These 3 things caused me to develop a deep hatred for Pokemon Go. I guess it didn't help that I felt left out because I couldn't get the game. No one ever seemed to get it and it was an incredibly lonely time for me.I realize now that I was wrong, I realize that in the grand scheme of things my happiness didn't matter, my loneliness meant nothing. After all is said and done, this game made millions of people happy. It helped millions find the motivation they needed to get outside and get active, even if only for a short time. So I guess I want to say sorry. Sorry for hating you, sorry for not giving you a chance. I also want to say thank you. Thank you for helping people be happy, for helping my best friend be happy. Thank you for helping my girlfriend get out and be happy. I wish I was able to give you a chance, but my phone won't allow it to this day. Thank you to Niantic (those were the devs right?) for this game that changed the lives of millions, and I'm sorry I never got the chance to give you a fair shot and try it myself.I wish you all the best,/u/DanceWithTheDevil_ via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2jdIz1o