I finally worked up the nerve to test something that’s obnoxious and disruptive to public life, and the results were fasciating. While thinking about the stuff I’d have to do on a busy day with back to back meetings, I remembered something from yesterday I still had to do, and I raised my wrist to… Continue reading Watches and Social Convention, Part 2
Tag: Apple Watch Series 5
Watches and Social Convention
Until I bought a voice-enabled one, I couldn’t figure out what the fuss about smart watches was. Sure, activity trackers, that’s a whole thing. I don’t do it, but I get it. Maybe it’s that. In recent years, expensive watches has supplanted other expensive stuff with low daily utility for our conspicuous consumption status. Artisanal… Continue reading Watches and Social Convention