Alexander L. HayesMar 29, 2024
UnclePJ
I read somewhere that Fitbits are just modern day Tamagotchis and the stupid animal you’re trying to keep healthy is just you. I think about that a lot.
Mar 29, 2024 at 1:35pmWeb
Show threadPCMar 29, 2024

@unclepj

Whoa Nelly. 🐎

Nice observation!

I occasionally tell people our cellular life has turned us all into Mario’s trying to level up.

I laugh at all the future “influencers” posting their meaningless selfies with such fervor!

Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024

@PChoate

Another keen observation!

I’m not sure where we’re headed in the technology game, but I do hope it helps support us without deciding we’re a waste of space and nuking us like bugs…

Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷Mar 29, 2024
@unclepj Emphasis on "trying"
Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024

@larsmb I managed to raise mine fairly well with only a few minor setbacks. I mean me, not the Tamagotchi. 😂

I wasn’t even really trying, if I’m honest.

Show threadJef PoskanzerMar 29, 2024
@larsmb @unclepj Yeah, just like with Tamagotchis, you will always lose eventually.
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Mar 29, 2024
@unclepj Heh. It’s better than neglecting my own bodily needs for hours on end while playing the Sims :D
Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024
@Cassandra Entertainment is a key component of an active mind. That’s what I tell myself, anyway!
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Mar 29, 2024
@unclepj I just now only got off the couch because my watch got mad at me. :D
Show threadAsenziMar 29, 2024
@unclepj bwahahaha so tru!!
Show threadDaniel BrotherstonMar 29, 2024

@unclepj

I dunno...this seems like an optimistic or positive view to me.

Show threadPaseoBaggageMar 29, 2024
@unclepj Someone must have made a virtual pet that uses the steps from the pedometer, right? 🤔
Show threadVi • Mar 31, 2024
@PaseoBaggage @unclepj https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9walker
Pokéwalker

Bulbapedia
Show threadPaseoBaggageApr 1, 2024
@vi @unclepj I lost my pokewalker long ago and I don't know why this wasn't the first thing that came to mind.
Show thread🇹 TiMar 29, 2024
@unclepj They make Digimon virtual pet fitbits that grow as you exercise so the line is even more blurred.
Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024
@The_T 😳
Show threadDiego DNM Mar 29, 2024
@unclepj the latest iteration and reinvention of tamagotchi derived products by Bandai is literally a fitbit
Show threadDiego DNM Mar 29, 2024
@unclepj can't edit the comment but forgot the link
https://toy.bandai.co.jp/special/vb/digitalmonster/
VITAL BRACELET DIGITALMONSTER

バイタルブレスシリーズの公式サイト。バイタルブレス デジタルモンスターの情報を始め、新商品情報・イベント・キャンペーン情報などを紹介！

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Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024
@Dnmrules Whoooboy! I’m in trouble now.
Show threadMar 29, 2024
omg you died
@unclepj
Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024
@p It was honest work…
Show threadNihl L'AmasMar 29, 2024

@unclepj
Great, now I have TWO animals to take care of.

https://clickhole.com/class-action-finally-settled-if-you-owned-a-tamagotchi-1825122302/

Class Action Finally Settled! If You Owned A Tamagotchi In The ’90s, You’re Gonna Be Mailed A Live Dog

ClickHole
Show threadferricoxideMar 29, 2024

@unclepj

Response from a friend:

My favorite story about those is that my nephew left his in the care of his Cossack grandmother. When the thing started chirping because it was hungry, his grandma smashed it to shut it up. This is Ukraine: if you don't work you don't get fed.

Show threadUnclePJMar 29, 2024

@ferricoxide

Grandma don’t play. 😂

Show threadR. L. Dane  Mar 29, 2024

@unclepj

Kinda like what I say about Jools:

"Its kind of like a USB thumbdrive, but instead of plugging it into a computer, you plug it into an idiot."

Show threadRyan LounsburyMar 29, 2024
@unclepj @Gargron the hardest mouth to feed. :)
Show threadMOVED TO [email protected]Mar 30, 2024
@unclepj
As a stupid animal trying in vain to return to healthishness with the aid of a fitbit... it’s a good thing i never did Tamagotchi, ‘cause i surely would’ve killed the poor thing almost immediately.
Show threadEther DiverMar 30, 2024
@unclepj 😂🤔😭
Show threadacmMar 30, 2024
@unclepj oh no
Show threadToran ShawMar 30, 2024
@unclepj considering Fitbit is now owned by Google, it's not a device I would own anyway!
Show threadKeri SvendsenMar 30, 2024
@Estrella @unclepj I never thought about that before, but interesting thought.
Show threadenne🐝🌞Mar 30, 2024
@unclepj That makes sense.
I absolutely loved the digital/virtual pet toys, I had no idea they were called Tamagotchis, though. Thank you. 😊
Show threadKhleedrilMar 31, 2024
@unclepj
You mean the stupid animal you are trying hard to not let die.