On having owned an Apple Watch for around seventeen hours

On By Luther M. SilerIn Geek

xNope.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xecQlXJhisMy watch, just now, upon having determined via vile sorcery that I was awake but not yet out of bed, just vibrated on my wrist to suggest that I get out of bed and move around for one (1) minute.  This is related to my health somehow.  I note, looking at it now, that apparently getting up at 3:30 in the morning to take a piss apparently also counted as exercise.  It was certainly difficult, I’ll agree to that.

And here’s the real bullshit:  I did it.  I have left my warm, cozy bed, a bed that had an attractive woman in it, and now I’m up.  Because my watch decided to tell me to.

I don’t mind when my watch wakes me up with an alarm; that’s part of what it’s for and I set those on purpose.  I’m not sure how I feel about the idea that it basically just told me to get my lazy ass out of bed on a day when I’m not supposed to go to work and don’t have to take the boy to school.  Part of me thinks that’s neat and the rest of me feels like it’s probably the first five minutes of a Black Mirror episode about a dystopia.

9 thoughts on “On having owned an Apple Watch for around seventeen hours”

  1. Haha. I’m with you on it being part of a Black Mirror episode. That is a little presumptuous of the watch.

    I bought my Dad an android one and he loves it. He’s pretty active though so I doubt his will be waking him up to get in any additional exercise.

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    1. I am active five days of the week; I’m on my feet all day at work and regularly clock in over 12,000 steps on a typical day. Starting the watch on a weekend is going to make it think I am some sort of subhuman slug-thing. 🙂

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