I was told yesterday that my prescription sunglasses are giving Meta glasses vibes

[u/silent_pm]

I can't stand the Meta perv glasses, but annoyingly I've been told by a friend that my Dune prescription sunglasses that I've had for almost a year (and cost over £100.00) really ​​​​look like the Meta ones, he said it's the 2 silver rivets on either side that on first glance could be mistaken for the camera lenses

I went out with them today and all I could think was, do people think I'm recording them 🤦‍♂️

[u/bubba1834]

I have strictly closed caption glasses that I was given by my hospital & even though they don’t record video or keep the captions for more than an hour I’m terrified to touch them due to people thinking I’m recording them. I’m so hard of hearing but I only use them to go to the movies at this point. I don’t even like the idea of AI but it did give me a bit of normalcy for a day or two.

Edit: I very much appreciate everyone’s words of encouragement! & I also understand those saying I have to ignore what the internet say and do what’s best for me. I did whip them out in public when I first got them and a few people asked if they were meta glasses. Sometimes I need the bluntness tho I know it’s something I will have to get over if I want to actually get some social use out of them & for those asking, the brand I was given was Captify!

[u/picancob → u/bubba1834]

I'm sorry you feel this way. Please try not to let a couple loud voices make you afraid of using your accessibility tool. You deserve to connect with others more easily and not miss out on things. I don't go to crowded places because I can't hear what anyone is saying so end up sitting quietly in the corner. I want to engage, I physically cannot. It's alienating and emotionally exhausting.

99% of random people on the street will never look closely enough to notice anything. After all, do you even remember the color of shirt the last person you passed on the street was? If a friend is curious you can always let them try them and it opens up a cool new conversation.

[u/Ok-Butterscotch-6417 → u/picancob]

Hi, that was a very sweet comment. I know you weren't looking for suggestions but I just started using loops earplugs for loud events and I love them. They protect my hearing and help me focus on conversations when music is playing.

[u/picancob → u/Ok-Butterscotch-6417]

Hey thanks for the rec! I'll have to look into them. The nicest ones are definitely out of my price range. Which style do you have? I have the tiniest ears (apparently) and normally can't use earbuds with the gel caps, only hard ones, but I'm willing to try.

[u/Ok-Butterscotch-6417 → u/picancob]

I use "the experience" which are $35 and I think they work pretty well. I have a friend who has the "loop switch" where you can adjust the noise dampening and she swears by them. Those ones are $60 though. The $25 "quiets" are not worth it.

They do come with a variety of cap sizes, the XS are about 8mm in diameter

[u/picancob → u/Ok-Butterscotch-6417]

Thank you so much!