We need federal two-party consent
this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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Anyone who doesnt stop recording when I ask is going to be made to stop.
It needs to be the norm to ostracize anyone who wears this shit.
But I like the aesthetics of thicker frames. And not having those stupid plastic discs that dig into my nose and give me headaches. Just require everyone to dip their glasses into a tub of water or something, I doubt smart glasses are water proof.
They're gonna be at least a bit waterproof. People wear glasses outside, remember.
Microwave em for 2 seconds. It won't heat up the metal bits in plastic frames enough to cause damage but it'll fry an IC.
I like your idea
can we still call them Glassholes?
no thanks. I did nothing wrong so I won't change. how about we regulate glassholes and force them to wear ugly colored frames.
First they came for the men who wear red baseball caps and I said nothing.
then they came for men with assholes for mouths, and I said nothing.
You did nothing wrong so you won't be punished, but you're going to be judged regardless. Welcome to the wonderful world of stereotypes!
is anyone in this room making a 8K video????
I have worn full rim, plastic frames for years now.
This time, I purposely bought glasses with metal frames, semi-rimless.
I’ve been a Wayfarer-style lover for years, partially because they fit my face well, partially because they’re iconic ska/punk look like Converse or Chucks. But like Chucks and Docs, what they are now is a enshittified version clinging to nostalgia. It hurts, makes me sad, the old reality was a part of my youth and that’s tough to let go. I am still partial to my vintage tortoise shell Raybans I got my prescription installed in and a pair of 40yo Rayban aviator sunglasses. I also struggle with semi-rimless, to me those were the douchebag style 20yrs ago. sigh times change.
Don't worry. Time is a flat circle. What is old, is new again. Smart glasses will get smaller and more discreet packages and the kids will forget the original chunky look that meant "potential invasion of privacy". I like what I like and I'm content to remain true to that until the merry-go-round of fashion comes back around again. Sometimes I may hop on a new trend and take the ride a bit, but it's always my choice. Nostalgia is often used as a derogatory term by trendy/edgy people to feel superior about picking some style that is new to them. That fashion is almost always someone else's "nostalgia". Fashion is all just picking and choosing which spot on the nostalgia merry-go-round feels right for us in this moment.
If somebody breaks my glasses because they think there's a camera inside, I'm going to see red. Blurry red.
No.
Fuck that, I'll keep my thick frames and if it makes you wonder that's on you lol
In reality the fashion trend will probably swing the other way. More high profile people will be wearing thicker frame glasses, so people will generally begin to perceive them as more elegant and attractive.
Yep, thin and light frames are nice for comfort too. Titanium ones are cool
Titanium ones are cool
Comfortable but very easy to deform. I ruined mine simply because I always take my glasses off with my left hand and that caused the right arm to bend outwards (and this was not fixable).
No one ever told me to take my glasses off with both hands! I've been doing it this way for 30+ years, so the habit isn't about to change.
I've already had a run-in with a glasshole. A service guy that came to work on something and I didn't realize they were smart glasses for over an hour, when his phone started talking and he said, "Sorry, that's my glasses talking to me". I said, "Are you wearing smart glasses?" and he said, "Don't worry, I wasn't recording or anything." Fucking glasshole. I really hope people give them a lot shit and make them feel unsafe to wear them in public, like last time. I'll be a lot more observant from now on and it pisses me off that I should have to be.
I mean, if he's not recording anything, what's the problem?
Trust is the issue. These corpos are know torecord and collect the video without their user consent. So how can you prove that your not recording, because everybody see a pattern that these corpo will record and use all the inputs for glasses with or without the user consent.
Oh my god... You are the "nothing to hide" type.
I'm not, and I hate that people don't even realise nor case their phones are constantly voice recording everything including me.
I just didn't think of this with those glasses.
It will lead to a society where anyone can be secretly filmed and shamed on social media. I think its horrible.
Your next glasses should have a very thin frame
Or they can still have a thick frame but have them be transparent
Eventually, along a long enough time-frame without disaster striking, we will have smart contact lens.
Even nanotech in bionic and otherwise altered eyeballs. This will need to be dealt with but I'm not sure how feasible it will be long-term
I can’t wear thin frame, I need the thick plastic. The bridge supports on wire frames lead to tears in my skin that are quite painful with continued use. Plastic frames don’t do that.
But my frames are translucent dark pink and fade to clear at the bottom, so pretty obviously not shitty recording glasses. Thick black frames look absolutely shit on me.
A new underground market might encourage thefts of such valuable tech ripe for the picking.
More like every single mugging is going to now involve smashing your glasses just to be safe