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@havoc1zero
July 10, 2026 at 12:20 pm
Poor thing, the health anxiety this guy’s suffering leaves him oblivious to the irony that wearing so much health monitoring tech leaves him with elevated levels of pfas and constant exposure to rf.
@LookNook2020
July 10, 2026 at 12:38 pm
@havoc1zero that’s probably for his research.
@havoc1zero
July 10, 2026 at 12:39 pm
@LookNook2020😂
@erickleinwolterink3524
July 10, 2026 at 12:28 pm
I’m unconvinced that I need more than regular checkups from professional medical professionals.
@Ninja9JKD
July 10, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Why would anyone trust those liars in white butcher coats? We all there through 2020 and that world wide COVID mRNA push, and now there is a plethora of evidence showing that the doctors lied and people died! Those covid shots are bad news, like the rest of pharmakeia, the only thing decent about medicine today is emergency medicine, health care is horrid, you’re better off consulting a witch doctor for health. Ironically enough, a doctors diagnosis is often more of a curse than finding a root cause. Don’t believe me? Look up top causes of death, you’ll medical malpractice up there. Doctors misdiagnose things all the time, then peddle the poor fools pharmakeia products that at best mask the problem, but usually they do way more than that, like cause a chain of other problems.
@JohnSmith-uy9dx
July 10, 2026 at 3:40 pm
@Ninja9JKDtinfoil hat time.
@maestrojon
July 10, 2026 at 3:41 pm
@Ninja9JKD daddy, chill
@Ninja9JKD
July 10, 2026 at 4:04 pm
@JohnSmith-uy9dx Oh, someone who never studied MK Ultra, someone ignorant of the fact that people conspire all the time? Ignorant of the fact that the government has engaged in conspiracy against it’s own people many times? Talk to me when you get beyond your grade school and university indoctrination,
@Ninja9JKD
July 10, 2026 at 4:04 pm
@maestrojon Oh, somebody can’t handle the truth!
@khawajamazhar9188
July 10, 2026 at 12:29 pm
There should be only one device to monitor for all these markers IMHO.
@Murph_82
July 10, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Because you’re a divvy??
@rileymcneill5107
July 10, 2026 at 12:45 pm
no thanks 🙂 I’d rather my health data be protected by HIPPA
@blueowlwill8754
July 10, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Sorry, no matter what, I will wear a real watch , not health watches
@anitawebster9450
July 10, 2026 at 12:55 pm
I do wear a smart watch, but just to remind me to get up & move regularly. It helps my arthritis.
@MilMike
July 10, 2026 at 1:02 pm
I dunno.. Not sure if I want to constantly monitor myself and go crazy about these numbers…
@cracked229
July 10, 2026 at 1:07 pm
What a complete dork. I wear zero wearables and I’m perfectly healthy. My VO2 max is higher than his. I look better. I think faster. I make more money. What a complete dork.
@robinl415
July 10, 2026 at 1:10 pm
first criticizes the sickness system, which is true. then all we ear is about diseases and malfunction and symptoms. It’s still medicine, so it’s still the study of disease even if it’s in advanced. i don’t see health here. unless if you look at the results of “pre symptomatic” studies as “oh it’s just proof that the body is already healing itself”
@IamAlpharius0
July 10, 2026 at 1:18 pm
Pfft, he doesn’t even have a Digimon health tracker.
@Ninja9JKD
July 10, 2026 at 1:43 pm
Hey TED, can you get someone on to talk about Wireless Body Area Networks, Medical Body Area Networks, the Internet of Bio Nano things, and the Bio Digital Convergence? We need some disclosure. The people running these transhumanist companies talk about this openly, the patents are there, the academic research is massive, yet most people don’t know about the sensors and the nano particles which can be used to track people. Are all these systems bidirectional?
@Phuzz828
July 10, 2026 at 1:46 pm
this s a terrible way to live your life
@bigredhawkrunninwolf5034
July 10, 2026 at 2:04 pm
Anyone buying this CIA plant trying to get you to wear 17 tracking devices on yourself, 24/7, so that they can see and hear every single thing you’re doing in an out of the bathroom and bedroom???
“THEY” all think you’re to stupid to see right through this paid shill of a willfully ignorant speaker…..
Wake up sheeple.
Do ya’ll realize that every single electronic device you own is slowly poisoning your body with abnormal frequencies DESIGNED to keep your electric field out of wack and your body sick?
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
Remember, “they” think you are too stupid to do so.
@Lilibet_777
July 10, 2026 at 3:29 pm
Wekk, this is obviously sthg. I would talk with a shrink about it…
@Lilibet_777
July 10, 2026 at 3:29 pm
Well, this is obviously sthg. I would talk with a shrink about it…
@maestrojon
July 10, 2026 at 3:42 pm
Why I stopped watching Ted Talks (and you should too)
@magmabot1016
July 13, 2026 at 8:52 pm
Except many TEDx 🙂
@Shadoufang
July 10, 2026 at 3:48 pm
How about the effects of EMF, radiation…?
@paul-11080
July 10, 2026 at 4:04 pm
I thought the title was gonna be meant as ironic…
@AdityaMehendale
July 10, 2026 at 4:17 pm
Most people are not against monitoring and measurement.
Most people are very wary of the non-transparent unscrupulous tech-corps mooching off the generated measurements, ALWAYS to the detriment of the test-subjects.
During checkups, one has some degree of doctor-patient confidentiality.
@Craul08
July 10, 2026 at 4:36 pm
So now you can diagnose a condition you can’t afford to treat.
@JohnSmith-uy9dx
July 11, 2026 at 4:41 am
Health care free at the point of access is the way forward not 8 little tech bro devices.
@lord_voldemort44
July 10, 2026 at 6:53 pm
how did TED go from some of the most insightful talks i ever heard to some cuckoo for coco puffs dude with 40 smart watches on shilling for big tech?
@happykillmore349
July 10, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Remember to report and downvote spam
@Redbox740
July 10, 2026 at 8:50 pm
I just lost a lot of respect for Ted as an organization
@vortbio
July 10, 2026 at 9:25 pm
These devices false-flag all the time causing unnecessary stress. It will be great when they actually work by collecting data accurately and analyzing the data correctly to provide useful information, but they’re just not there yet.
@CenturyWisdom-q5w
July 10, 2026 at 10:18 pm
Watching Snyder’s talk filled me with a profound sense of hope and empowerment. The realization that a simple wearable could detect a life-threatening illness before symptoms even appear is breathtaking. It transforms our vulnerable health into a proactive, deeply personal journey of survival.
@JohnSmith-uy9dx
July 11, 2026 at 4:39 am
Wtf?
@virginia.wright.Tasmania
July 11, 2026 at 12:01 am
I once woke up completely paralysed, having had a stroke, and remained completely paralysed for nearly eight hours, when I was finally able to open my eyes and then, slowly, start to move the rest of my body. I was alone in my apartment. Is there a health monitor that could have helped me in any way, i.e. alert emergency services?
@MaffyTaffyHaffy
July 11, 2026 at 12:04 am
I am so sorry you went thru this alone 😢 I cannot imagine how terrifying. I hope you’re doing better now and being patient with yourself
@virginia.wright.Tasmania
July 11, 2026 at 1:05 am
@MaffyTaffyHaffy Thanks for your kind comment. I made a full recovery, but I worry about it happening again.
@chasmenear7130
July 11, 2026 at 1:03 am
You wear 8 health monitors because you fear mortality.🤔 You are probably obsessed as well…..
@JohnSmith-uy9dx
July 11, 2026 at 4:38 am
The super rich are in blessed with immortality.
@CoralMan24
July 11, 2026 at 2:01 am
does TED talks only require you to be breathing to get a segment this was the most laughable thing. Unsubscribe what a joke
@martinvaneck-ss1mn
July 11, 2026 at 7:00 am
This is terrible. It just causes stress and anxiety
@anthonyalvarez4684
July 11, 2026 at 10:05 am
Slightly disappointed in this talk. From the intro, I thought he would address the two major issues in health science which are misinformation and obsession. He does a good job of giving accurate information, but this is only leading to more obsession.
People also need to understand that if this is his job and health monitoring brings him joy, then it’s totally OK. However, this is not the case for most people – health monitoring can be a deep rabbit hole of obsession and you can waste your life away.
@victormatheusm
July 11, 2026 at 1:55 pm
There should be a watch that does every “basic” measurements and then an app that translates those measurements into a pre diagnosis. Health monitoring like him will just cause a lot of unnecessary anxiety(which honestly, he seems to suffer from it as well)
@frankbrock
July 11, 2026 at 11:11 am
Interesting note. Everyone responds differently, as measured, which makes sense. Yet American healthcare is increasingly moving toward standardized ‘protocols’ and a uniform ‘standard of care’ – effectively treating everyone the same. While standardization can reduce errors and improve efficiency, over-reliance on it risks ignoring the very differences diagnostics highlight. No wonder health outcomes are often disappointing despite massive spending.
@Dirtgorl
July 11, 2026 at 1:13 pm
Not today big insurance
@SEBASTIANPLUSA
July 11, 2026 at 10:35 pm
What a Tool Trying to Sell Much lol Didn’t even watch this sentence is due to the title
@nancydrew50
July 12, 2026 at 3:44 am
He’a becoming a robot.
@patrickshea9392
July 12, 2026 at 5:43 am
This guy is ironically no longer alive; he is a robot
@leon-iq9fx
July 12, 2026 at 9:03 am
Great talking points, mediocre presentation
@khzahidurrahman9358
July 12, 2026 at 10:31 am
I just stared watching tedtalks❤️
@HusainAlnasser
July 12, 2026 at 3:53 pm
sorry to say
but lots of BS was mentioned in this talk!
@Neighbor8366
July 13, 2026 at 12:14 am
MichaelSnyder
@Sathyanp88
July 13, 2026 at 12:27 pm
Any obsession is bad for your mental health!