It's so that everything is better and you know everything about everything all the time and then everything is better because you know all the things and can tr

It's so that everything is better and you know everything about everything all the time and then everything is better because you know all the things and can track it and turn it into data. I'm getting a little tired of the onslaught of products which attach technology to items/habits/lifestyles that (IMO) are obscured by technology. Does the jawbone bracelet improve my understanding of my own habits and body better than care contemplation and meditation would, or does it add an (incomplete) layer of abstraction to an already complicated system? Do a few meager data points help me better understand what's going on with my body? With these technologies we must force ourselves to weigh the negative impacts against the perceived values. What is the environmental impact of creating this item? How much does this item increase my power consumption? How is the data collected by this device used, who has access to it? Is there a problem that this product solves? What kind of impact does this product have on the people around me? If this item is just a toy, does its environmental impact justify the purchasing of it?