Dont fucking use this. Let it lose money so it goes away. Amazon is awful enough and if this shit trend continues, Meta will get into healthcare too using posts, tracking cookies and purchases on the platform too.
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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AI doctors are probably going to be a thing whether we want them or not, one way or another in the near future. I don't think it'll be going away. https://health.google/health-research/
In my opinion, I think that properly done AI assisted doctors are a good thing. Doctors have to keep track of so much stuff that is constantly changing, just to make a diagnosis. AI guidance can and will help.
Keyword being "properly" which is probably not going to be the case.
"Well after reading your internet history, I diagnosed you with depression."
-This session was sponcered by Gold Rope patented pre tied nooses.
And your Amazon-sponsored telehealth video chat session will have ads pasted across it like some awful news channel screenshot.
Seriously tho, every-single webpage you visit tattles to a combo of Amazon, Meta, or Facebook. That means based on your medical history Amazon can just flat out choose not to show you items it deems unhealthy. It will use all of that to build a profile whose sole goal is to lump you into risk categories it will use as a reason to charge more money. Maybe not at first, but once the exercise of figuring out just what kind of data they have on you is complete and how they can leverage it, they will.
ugh. those are total garbage and break within a minute. Great for AEA though!
So if you can't afford traditional insurance which is 100% a scam then why is this a bad alternative?
This isn't a good alternative either. From reading the article it looks like this service is meant to screen less serious issues, and if those less serious issues need an in person doctor visit, you'll need insurance.
The deeper problem is that if our personal data is gold, our medical data is diamonds. It may not be tomorrow, or a decade from now, but I guarantee any sort of contact non-medical corporations make with our medical data will result in a darker dystopia.
Targeted ads will be more invasive. Insurance premiums can be increased for "unhealthy" purchases. Medical coverage can be denied based on economic decisions. The list can go on. We would pretty much get a more perverse profit driven medical system if companies like Amazon start wiggling their way into medicine. Also regulations won't keep us safe, you can thank lobbying for that.
Can you tell me why?
Healthcare is already heavily corporatized in the US, this is just another worsening step.
Have you used this service? Can you tell me if it's better or worse than other medical services available?
Giving Amazon your medical history… what could possibly go wrong.
Me on Amazon: I'll buy some of these.
Amazon: according to your medical records we have decided that it is against your own health interest to purchase this product, so we cannot sell you this product, but here are some Amazon approved alternatives.
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I mean Google and Facebook probably already know what diseases I have/will have long before Im diagnosed
I think I'm going to stick with my local hospital network and pharmacy. I'm doubtful that my health problems can be solved by a company with a very poor reputation on worker safety and wellness.
"Could you please pee into a soda bottle and hand it to the nearest Amazon delivery driver? They'll know how to handle it, don't worry, we've been training them for years "
What could go wrong?
For those not in the know, Amazon bought One Medical, they didn't create it. I've been using it since before the purchase and it has been much much better than any past medical care I've recieved.
I really hope that Amazon doesn't screw it up.
welp.
I can't wait until every company out there knows that if I don't have a certain product I die and jacks up the price for only me! I also can't wait for my family to come over and see ads related to my very private diagnosis they know nothing about! I also can't wait for potential cures to be blocked on my browsing profile because it'll hinder Amazon's profits!
And they will incorrectly bill you every single time and you'll spend hours with billing for your insurance and one medical to sort it out and it'll take months.