<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[How about this: Don&#x27;t play phone games.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@LillyHerself/117471625067073603" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>mastodon.social/@LillyHerself/</span><span>117471625067073603</span></a></p><p>How about this: Don't play phone games. Get a fucking crossword magazine if you're bored - or just be bored. </p><p>I love games. I'm old enough to have had the first handheld ones. I tooted about an old flash game this week. </p><p>And I've hated phone games from day one. I think the engagement bait is just too obvious - the game is secondary to creeping on you &amp; building an addiction mechanism to keep you tapping. </p><p>This is why. </p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/tags/games" rel="tag">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/tech" rel="tag">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" rel="tag">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/096444f8-9904-49d9-9aeb-3e75dbf5972f/how-about-this-don-t-play-phone-games.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:09:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/096444f8-9904-49d9-9aeb-3e75dbf5972f.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:40:19 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to How about this: Don&#x27;t play phone games. on Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:57:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lillyherself%40mastodon.social">@<span>LillyHerself</span></a></span> Try telling that to grownups, pretty sure they're far worse...</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117479011955579685</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117479011955579685</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jwcph@helvede.net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:57:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to How about this: Don&#x27;t play phone games. on Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:57:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jwcph%40helvede.net">@<span>jwcph</span></a></span> Agree 100% - but try telling that to kids!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LillyHerself/statuses/117478537974171912</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LillyHerself/statuses/117478537974171912</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lillyherself@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:57:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>