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Beware That Nocebo Strapped to Your Wrist

4 pointsby mdeck_almost 3 years ago

2 comments

kolunaalmost 3 years ago
Most smart watches are actually providing a lot of information that is useless for the consumer. Yes, you can track your heart rate and step count - but then what? What does that mean? Do you need to walk more? Sure, but you could do that without the watch.<p>There is some gamification aspect to it, but it creates the illusion of &quot;caring about your health&quot; while doing the bare minimum. Let alone the constant distraction with notifications that now buzz your wrist and you get distracted by.
brundolfalmost 3 years ago
That&#x27;s why I turned off all the rings&#x2F;goals&#x2F;etc immediately when I set up my Apple Watch. I knew it would have this effect otherwise