it seems to me that the refinement of
some technologies, such as fitness
trackers, proceeds on two levels:
the enlightened quantified self vs.
the trudging amazon logistics
worker enrolled in a continuous
time/motion study by their wrist-
mounted computer. and each time
the controlling surveillance
surpasses the introspective one
to become universal.
and so today seeing a "wellness trailer"
at a construction site on campus,
which is probably more about trying
to avoid paying construction workers'
compensation than it is about first aid,
my first thought is not surprise but
"oh god"
"that's what's going to happen to
student workers next"