I can’t understand how people would be… that careless and be willing to publicly share such a risky type of data, though. Well, exactly like you mentioned: we know some weirdos could easily abuse that kind of information to harm those users.
Since I’m one of them, I think the appeal is that it’s sort of another dimension to training/doing sports. Going out on a 3 hour bicycle ride becomes a little less solipsistic, if that makes sense. You feel sorta included in the local scene for that sport and you get to see how many else likes to do the same thing. And how you compare.
Thx a lot for the detailed explanation.
I can’t understand how people would be… that careless and be willing to publicly share such a risky type of data, though. Well, exactly like you mentioned: we know some weirdos could easily abuse that kind of information to harm those users.
Since I’m one of them, I think the appeal is that it’s sort of another dimension to training/doing sports. Going out on a 3 hour bicycle ride becomes a little less solipsistic, if that makes sense. You feel sorta included in the local scene for that sport and you get to see how many else likes to do the same thing. And how you compare.