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How many tweets you make? How many tracks you listen to? How is this data going to help you improve your life? Tracking your sleep is one thing. But most of thi

How many tweets you make? How many tracks you listen to? How is this data going to help you improve your life? Tracking your sleep is one thing. But most of this is just noise. The name Exist is creepy. As if, you don't truly exist until you can pigeonhole yourself into a couple of statistics. I swear, everyone here is mind blind.

roryokane 13y ago
“Everyone here is mind blind”? https://xkcd.com/610/ https://xkcd.com/610/ I agree that tweets and tracks probably won’t help you notice any useful patterns. But I don’t see the name Exist as creepy. I interpret it rather as a way of saying that this is very passive software, and all you have to do to use it is to exist normally, as if it’s not there. Like existence is the context of this software, not the product they are selling.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  Should've gone with thrive.io. I don't want to exist; quantify what I'm doing wrong, and how I can change it to achieve my goals.
- cryoshon 13y ago
  That xkcd is good for a chuckle, but the problem is real. I dare you to try talking to a stranger on the subway regarding a topic requiring any kind of methodical or critical thought. You're going to get a lot of glassy eyed vacant stares, even controlling for the fact that they don't know you.
- benched 13y ago
  That comic isn't one of xkcd's finer moments. It only works if all the people are coincidentally on their way to someplace like Mountain View or Redmond. You know damn right well that you're 'more conscious' than most people, and less conscious than Jeff Bezos.
nobbyclark 13y ago
Don't forget... > SHARE WITH FRIENDS Because highly personal data needs to be shared with your friends. Just because. Actually the real feature here would be "SHARE WITH MOM" for those mothers who always call to ask "Are you getting enough sleep?"
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roryokane 13y ago

“Everyone here is mind blind”? https://xkcd.com/610/ https://xkcd.com/610/ I agree that tweets and tracks probably won’t help you notice any useful patterns. But I don’t see the name Exist as creepy. I interpret it rather as a way of saying that this is very passive software, and all you have to do to use it is to exist normally, as if it’s not there. Like existence is the context of this software, not the product they are selling.

toomuchtodo 13y ago
Should've gone with thrive.io. I don't want to exist; quantify what I'm doing wrong, and how I can change it to achieve my goals.
cryoshon 13y ago
That xkcd is good for a chuckle, but the problem is real. I dare you to try talking to a stranger on the subway regarding a topic requiring any kind of methodical or critical thought. You're going to get a lot of glassy eyed vacant stares, even controlling for the fact that they don't know you.
benched 13y ago
That comic isn't one of xkcd's finer moments. It only works if all the people are coincidentally on their way to someplace like Mountain View or Redmond. You know damn right well that you're 'more conscious' than most people, and less conscious than Jeff Bezos.

nobbyclark 13y ago

Don't forget... > SHARE WITH FRIENDS Because highly personal data needs to be shared with your friends. Just because. Actually the real feature here would be "SHARE WITH MOM" for those mothers who always call to ask "Are you getting enough sleep?"

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