What’s the reasons for this?
Oh its complex but a Healthcare system built to profit off the sick and a work culture that emphasizes stress and competition and directly and indirectly punishes wellness are surely a part of the problem. Cheap sugar too.
OP never actually said they were in america though
Nor did the above comment…
Pretty funny how everyone assumes which country it is without ever mentioning it
u/Imgonnatrythis what country were you talking about specifically
Elon Musk
fitting nickname
Regional accessibility would be my guess. The service isn’t available in that person’s country/location.
Air pollution
Money, and not caring about maintaining infrastructure or lives (or if caring, not able to do either competently, or those who would are not in charge), probably.
Probably haven’t gotten regulatory approval in that particular country. Some features in smartwatches are considered as medical devices.
My Fitbit for example will stop reading SpO2 and ECG outside of countries that have approved it.
Lemmy take a guess… USA?
Or Tonga
Haiti?
Sounds about right for the US… Low air quality, no Universal health care…
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This is America.
My Citizen analog watch still going strong after 12 years.
