Re: They had to go and ruin it
"If Niantic can't make the game in a way the eliminates that, then the game shouldn't exist."
Try applying that rationale to other areas and you'll realize just how dumb it is:
If roads can't be made in a way that eliminates speeding, nobody should be able to drive.
If knives can't be made in a way that eliminates murder, nobody should own knives.
etc.. etc..
We're surrounded by hundreds of situations that can be abused, but the vast majority of people don't. You only have to read some of the crazy things people have wanted outlawed just because it personally pissed them off.