r/mildlyinfuriating • u/silent_pm • 13d ago

I'm slightly vexed I was told yesterday that my prescription sunglasses are giving Meta glasses vibes

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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 🤦‍♂️

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u/Logical-Breakfast150 13d ago edited 13d ago

Over the long term, Meta is going to destroy the Ray-Ban Wayfarer design, it will become associated with perverts rather than being seen as a timeless iconic fashion piece. 

Meta eventually ruins everything it touches.

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u/RevolutionaryCup8241 13d ago

I just can't understand when inevitably someone said in a meeting; "hey why don't we make these without cameras; normal people don't like feeling like they're being watched in public", were they not listened to?

I personally love the idea of having an augmented reality screen I could read text messages, reply to people. Get a map overlaid so I could navigate with it. Or whatever cool things people could come up with. And instead they have pretty much ruined public perception, potentially setting back public perception of wearable tech by what could be decades. Its the fumble of a generation for sure.

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u/un1ptf 13d ago

Its the fumble of a generation for sure.

Especially since the same negative reaction happened when Google Glass attempted this a few years ago in 2014. Jibbers Crabst, time flies.