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by zamalek 2122 days ago
> Facebook must be fuming.

This gave me a good laugh.

> This gives you a simple way to reflect on your interaction and communication throughout the day.

This sounds like a great way to cause social anxiety. It's also a very poor excuse for data harvesting. People are going to love it, this thing is going to sell like crazy.
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imheretolearn 2122 days ago
>> This gives you a simple way to reflect on your interaction and communication throughout the day.

Isn't trying to overthink every communication you had throughout the day going to be unhealthy rather than being helpful? People who are people pleasers are on the risk of being addicted to this thing.

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zamalek 2122 days ago
Yep, that's exactly what social anxiety is: you stress out over how you have interacted with people over the day and their perception of you because of your interactions. It's a genuine mental illness, and shit like this is how you contract it.
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ethbro 2122 days ago
This device is intended to help with social anxiety issues.

In real-time, while you're currently interacting with someone, it can offer a helpful "WARNING! YOU SEEM ANXIOUS. CALM YOURSELF. OTHERS MAY CURRENTLY BE PERCEIVING YOU AS ANXIOUS."

Problem solved. Thanks, technology!

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