Digital Lies

in Digital Lifestyle3 months ago

This has been on my mind for a while and I wasn’t sure if it was happening to just me so I thought I should share. Yesterday I asked my mom to take her umbrella and wear sweater to work because according to my weather notifications, it was going to rain crocodiles and anacondas. Guess what? The kind of sunshine we got yesterday was mind blowing. My mom came home asking if I pranked her or what.

About two weeks ago, I asked my aunt to close her shop because it was already very windy and after checking my phone’s weather forecast, it was as if there’s was going to be a tornado. After 30 minutes, everything was back to normal and my aunt gave me side eye throughout our journey home.

It started drizzling this morning and according to this same weather forecast on my phone, there was 60% chance of rain. I didn’t really tell anyone how to dress because I didn’t want to get into trouble this time too. As if I knew, the kind of rain or should I even say drizzle that we experienced today wasn’t even enough to wet a piece of paper.

So it got me thinking, is it that my device is just giving inaccurate information and if so then why is that? Because I know some very accurate weather information from certain devices that tell you it’s about to rain in the next three seconds and then right after you pull out your umbrella, it starts raining. No, this is not a Korean movie, I’m talking about something that has been happening real life.

My phone told me it was cloudy at my location, I stepped outside to check and the skies were as clear as a mirror. The sun was even out too. I have been depending on this same weather forecast for years and I just realized I haven’t been paying attention to how false it is. In that moment when I got the realization, I could recall so many moments where I took my umbrella out and it never rained or how I dressed to suit the weather and I ended up either feeling cold or very hot.

I’m writing this at 3:57 GMT and my weather notifications says it’s cloudy, cold and about to rain but here I am sweating with all this heat. It took me a while to believe in digital predictions or forecast. I don’t know why this weather thing is trying to make me stop believing. Well, maybe it’s just my phone. I’m just tired of all these lies. It makes me wonder what else my phone is reporting inaccurately. Do I really take about 1000 steps a day? Maybe my screen time is even wrong.

Let me know if the weather forecast on your phone is accurate or if you know any app that forecasts accurate weather conditions. If I continue to follow my phone’s weather forecast, I might wear rain boots one day to work on a sunny day and then will have to lie to my colleagues it’s the new fashion trend.

Last image is mine
All other images are Screenshots from my phone’s weather app

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Weather forecasts are quite variable.
It's not that it's wrong or incorrect, just that there's always a margin for error.
Although I always use Accuweather on my phone.

!BBH

Alright, but we all know the the higher the margin of error, the….what?

Me I don't know ooo😭😂😂

Ahh Seki🤣🤣🤣

The more inaccurate the result

Not necessarily so but okay😂😂😂

No, i want to know why you say not necessarily so😂😂

I don't know, i just feel😂😂😂

Lol Women and Korean movies are 5&6.

Btw I think the weather is a natural event that our devices and technology might not be able to predict accurately. Not that I use them, I've never did, but I don't think anyone can really predict nature.

However you can get apps that are much more accurate than yours because from the look of things it's like yours is just made to feed you digital lies 😂

Before I go, care to recommend any latest Korean series that's action packed and interesting?

Oh I’m actually not a fan of Korean drama🤣
That was just by the way because I know Korean movies can bring wildest imaginations to life 🤣

Hmm, 🤔...you know they do(bring wildest imagination to life), but you don't watch them. Okay 🙂

Okay, comment reserved

I can't say if it's always accurate or not.

Okay

It usually happens to me also but I regretted I didn't follow it last week because I actually saw 80% that rain will fall but since it's not at 100%, I believed nothing will happen and while coming back, rain started falling and i regretted the decision not to bring umbrella

Oh so 80% is accurate then

I have seen 80% before and it didn't fall

🤣

Well well well this weather thing works at times and at other times no. Or it works in some places and not in another place..

Kai! Did you know why I am laughing? 😂 Is the way you are always announcing and telling people to be cautious of the weather😂

The weather of a thing is something accurate, and sometimes, they lie.... because it's a technology stuff made by man so it can't full detection over nature.

Don’t laugh 🤣

Mine too is inaccurate oo. My weather forecast will say cloudy but the sky will look brighter. I had to ignore checking the forecast again because it's all false and fake. #dreemerforlife

Hahaha
All would be predictions it can walk or not
#dreemerforlife#

Our devices are human made, the human themselves are imperfect so how can they do anything that will be 100% accurate, its funny because many times I have feel victim of carrying umbrella and it wont rain.
Lol

#dreemerforlife

it was going to rain crocodiles and anacondas

hehe we say raining cats and dogs, crocs and anancondas sound dangerous lol

Yeah the weather apps like weather forecasting is meh at times!

Popped in from #dreemport tonight #dreemersforlife

Hehe

The best way to use it is to turn your phone upsidedown and use your left hand instead. Thank me later.

Whattt?