davtruss t1_ittl30j wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:22 AM

I totally get this, but in some ways it's no different than the old "Life Alert" commercials: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"

I'm sure there are many circumstances where time is critical to survival, but in a lot of those circumstances, an Apple Watch wouldn't help.

I come from a family where people die suddenly (my father, from an obvious second heart attack), my sister (who died in her sleep with no previous diagnosed illness) and my brother, (who had just been given a clean bill of health before he dropped dead getting out of bed).

I suppose alerts about their vitals may have given them more warning and time, but in all three cases, the emergency was over by the time help arrived.

To be fair, the first two were alone at the time and the third had a wife who couldn't possibly have been expected to provide CPR.

Meh...maybe I'm jaded.

StevynTheHero t1_itu3yqa wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:46 AM

No, you are right on the money. All these threads we are seeing is just advertisement. The same way commercials make you think their product will make you successful, attractive, and otherwise enhance your entire life, when in reality, it does absolutely nothing that probably wasn't already being done.

But because this isn't a TV ad and is a Reddit thread, people think it's real testimony and therefore must be true.

It's just new advertising. But that's all it is. I'll be happier and healthier without this device.