The paradox here isn't just about 'health data.' It’s about the total erosion of the 'private self.' As a sociology student and dev, I see OpenAI Health as the final stage of what Shoshana Zuboff calls surveillance capitalism. We are transitioning from tracking what we buy to tracking how we breathe.
When the giants launch these all-encompassing tools, they don't just provide a service; they silence the smaller, minimalist alternatives that prioritize actual privacy and noise-free existence. Today, I’m seeing this firsthand with a project I launched on PH: the noise created by Big Tech announcements literally pushes independent, local-first experiments into the 40th-50th ranks within hours.
Trust shouldn't be about a 'Privacy Policy' checkbox. It should be about architectural impossibility—building systems that cannot see the data by design. The more we centralize health and social interactions into these 'AI black boxes,' the more we lose our digital autonomy..
I built Blohem because I was tired of the 'metric-anxiety' on modern social platforms. I wanted a place that feels like a 'digital noise archive'—no likes, no profiles, just raw thoughts stored anonymously.
Tech Stack: It's built with Next.js, I dockerized it and deployed it on Azure to have full control over the backend nodes (which I call 'Witnesses').
It's an experiment in digital minimalism. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the UI/UX and the concept.
When the giants launch these all-encompassing tools, they don't just provide a service; they silence the smaller, minimalist alternatives that prioritize actual privacy and noise-free existence. Today, I’m seeing this firsthand with a project I launched on PH: the noise created by Big Tech announcements literally pushes independent, local-first experiments into the 40th-50th ranks within hours.
Trust shouldn't be about a 'Privacy Policy' checkbox. It should be about architectural impossibility—building systems that cannot see the data by design. The more we centralize health and social interactions into these 'AI black boxes,' the more we lose our digital autonomy..