The term "without borders" often applies and refers to a number of international organizations that perform humanitarian work that spans across different countries - hence the term. Yet it too is sometimes used in the context of other programs that amount (or are similar) to the same work by those same organizations, and again carries the same sense of having an international concern. Being oriented to Pokémon as I am, that led me to thinking about how the term could be applied to or made to work with Pokémon.
Before going on, it is worth it to remind that Pokémon is always more commercial than it is humanitarian, but it surely is never completely the former, meaning that there can be at least some room for the latter. Regardless, because of the commercial nature, some transactions involving money will be involved in some form, even if that may not be what one expects them to be. In fact, it seems that one may not need to be concerned about where the money's going at all in the case of the considerations I'm about to present.
With that, some efforts by Pokémon can be considered quite humanitarian and in line with the "without borders" ideals. The donation given by TPC, which matches one-to-one to that given by Niantic for the LA fire victims, being adjacent to this year's Pokémon Go Tour live edition, is certainly helpful for them. Then, the "Master the Ball" campaign a while back to really get kids active and in sports is a noble cause. These are perhaps as close to humanitarian as it can really get for something as commercial as Pokémon, and certainly global too.
Meanwhile, as for the "me" part of things as alluded by the title of this post, I'd only be glad if I could participate in similar efforts as the above, especially if they're tied to Pokémon somehow. Further, it would be a miracle if I could deal with Pokémon for these and other efforts without having to include my nationality as a concern - and that would constitute my global outlook on things. That might possibly become a difficult matter, but if things are somewhat doable, as most Pokémon matters are, then it might just be welcome(d) for everyone.
Humanitarian concerns and/or affairs may be the farthest thing one could think of to possibly relate to Pokémon, but going by the above, at least there is a certain precedent that impacts many people around the world and fits into the above. The "without borders" approach then really comes into its own, and while Pokémon won't need to create a separate organization for that purpose, certain global initiatives might just reflect that - and I'd be in for it to advance my and others' Pokémon interests.
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