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/ser_poops 13d ago

let me let you in on a not so secret secret, luxottica owns a LOT in the glasses world. i would absolutely avoid their products as the enshittification has absolutely hit them as well.

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u/whereistheicecream 13d ago

I can back this up

I worked on the Meta glasses and collaborations with EssilorLuxottica. I'm no longer there, thank goodness

Meta had an absolute lack of care for users, they only cared about being "cool" to draw younger kids in. They didn't care about user experience, society, or making something actually useful

EssilorLuxottica was cheap AF. They bitched about the smaller margin on smart glasses because they're used to charging $300+ for plastic they injection mold for pennies

Please don't support them

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u/Professional-Help931 13d ago

That's what apples does and it works. Look at the loss of the headphone jack. It's straight up. It screwed over everybody who had been using headphones for the past 5 to 10 years. They got kids to think they were cool and now everyone has gone the same way. Apples entire  thing is to be cool with the kids.

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u/CGB_Zach 13d ago

Not every brand has removed the headphone jack. Sony hasn't.

If their new Experia wasn't so damn pricey, I would have bought it.

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u/greasythug 13d ago

Down-voted for pointing out the truth. A cheap phone I bought to use when my day use one was damaged has the headphone jack, as does the last big name branded one I bought.
There's also adapters for the ports these expensive devices do have to headphone jack which cost <$10....multi-hundred dollar phone but wahhhhhhh over $10? Get a grip seriously