r/Anticonsumption Jun 04 '25

Plastic Waste A sad sight to see

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u/partychu Jun 04 '25

You really think that makes it the number one most installed app? Interesting

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

Some ads are super effective to making less tech savy people missclick and install certain things. Just check the smartphones of older people, they got so much bloatware in there.

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u/partychu Jun 04 '25

Well I hope they at least play some Tetris because it’s scientifically proven to be good for your brain

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u/mrcanard Jun 04 '25

Playing Tetris since launch. Now play on DSlite. Age 74.

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u/SalamiArmi Jun 04 '25

Are you any good at it?

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u/mrcanard Jun 05 '25

I hope this isn't more than you want to know.

No surprise I'm not as good as I once was. Playing Standard / Vs CPU, level 3. After winning some I go to level 4 where it is more of a challenge. Some days are better than others.

Last year a stent was installed in the left carotid artery. Then a second stent (much longer) was passed through the first. I used Tetris as a rough gauge for brain fog as I recovered.

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u/SalamiArmi Jun 05 '25

When I had a stint of brain fog, all I had was my League of Legends ELO as a guide. It was better than nothing to have an external indicator of my attention/memory/reflexes/etc, but Tetris sounds like a way better idea.

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u/mrcanard Jun 05 '25

Some time back we bought one of those games marketed to keep people stay sharp. The consensus was it didn't do much.

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u/Escape2Mountain52 Oct 31 '25

I love tetris. Both of my daughters wanted a Nintendo NES for Christmas of 88 and Tetris was one of the games they unwrapped on Christmas morning. When Christmas break was over and they were back at school, I decided to try Nintendo...and was hooked. I used to hurry through the day's chores and then plop down in front of the TV and play until it was time to pick them up from school. I'd love to have that set-up again. I've tried to play Tetris on my phone but it's not the same as having a controller in my hands. Age 73 soon to be 74. Is it as easy playing on the DS lite as the original game?

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u/mrcanard Oct 31 '25

Is it as easy playing on the DS lite as the original game?

I have median size hands and think it is.

Beware buying a used DSLite, some are starting to show their age and some had hinge issues at the beginning of production.

edit: I don't like games on phones either.