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You'd be surprised how many people walk around with terrible vision, without knowing it. My guess is that computer-related jobs require good vision, so people i
by miloshasan 16y ago
You'd be surprised how many people walk around with terrible vision, without knowing it. My guess is that computer-related jobs require good vision, so people in these jobs are more likely to discover and treat their vision problems.
- ZoFreX 16y agoAlso, until relatively recently glasses were uncool and unfashionable. Computer geeks generally pay less attention to such norms and choose function over form, so a geek with marginally poor eyesight would perhaps be more likely to go for glasses than a non-geek, who would survive without for appearance purposes.
- gcr 16y agoI think jobs with computers are, in many ways, more forgiving to those with bad eyesight than other jobs. I have bad vision (just enough so I can't drive) but thanks to Gtk / Compiz, I can arbitrarily change the font size to be as big as I like it, and Orca and other screenreaders would help if I were completely blind. However, if I were a scientist or a taxicab driver or at a factory or throwing darts for a living, I'd be much worse off because I couldn't make those accommodations.