A subset of younger consumers is actively rejecting wearables, tracking, and optimization language — reframing measurement as self-surveillance. This runs in parallel to (and morally against) an equally visible cohort injecting unapproved peptides for weight loss, suggesting the wellness conversation is splitting into two hostile poles.
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The unquantified self and wellness rejection
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What this means for brands
Wellness, fitness, and CPG brands should avoid optimization-and-tracking language as a default; the mood is now split between “log everything” and “measure nothing,” and one-size messaging alienates both camps.
Where we saw it
- Dazed piece on ‘unquantified self’ movement; ‘intuitive wellness’ searches up 2,021%
- AirMail piece on teens injecting retatrutide (spelled ‘r3ta’ to dodge moderation)
- Pew data on young women getting health advice from influencers