Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
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Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#2similar but different, a manual labor app store rating farm:
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Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#3This would presumably work as long as your insurance provider doesn't have access to your location or any other means of figuring out that your exercise routine is odd.
Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#4This would presumably work as long as your insurance provider doesn't have access to your location or any other means of figuring out that your exercise routine is odd.
You could claim you were on a treadmill
Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#5Maybe if you're smart enough to do that, you're smart enough to care about your health in other ways and thus you should still fit into the price model that the insurance company uses ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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#6I wonder how many people use stuff like this to cheat the system? I remember seeing someone on reddit bragging about attaching their Fitbit to a reciprocating saw to get more steps than his wife.
I couldn't figure out why it was that important, but with insurance discounts, I can definitely see the financial incentives.
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#7This would presumably work as long as your insurance provider doesn't have access to your location or any other means of figuring out that your exercise routine is odd.
As odd as "I like to run on the spot when watching Netflix"
Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#8Maybe if you're smart enough to do that, you're smart enough to care about your health in other ways and thus you should still fit into the price model that the insurance company uses ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Smart people ≠ healthy people
Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#9I wonder how many people use stuff like this to cheat the system? I remember seeing someone on reddit bragging about attaching their Fitbit to a reciprocating saw to get more steps than his wife. I couldn't figure out why it was that important, but with insurance discounts, I can definitely see the financial incentives.
A lot. I'd be surprised if any Business Management 101 class didn't teach that if there is a reward involved, people will maximize for whatever critera you measure.
Re: Smartphone cradle used to cheat “10k steps/day” health insurance discounts
#10Wellness programs and similar initiatives are so repellent to me that I'm pretty sympathetic to everyone fooling them.