I've tried contacts and as a counterargument, I've found that there are few scenarios where contacts work but glasses don't and that it's way more effort and ex

I've tried contacts and as a counterargument, I've found that there are few scenarios where contacts work but glasses don't and that it's way more effort and expense to use contacts vs glasses. People have mentioned sports, but there are probably more sports and exercise where glasses work better than contacts like swimming (sure you need special goggles, but contacts are simply a non-starter) and cycling. I actually prefer a pair of aviator glasses for cycling because they keep things like bugs and pollen from going into my eyes even if it's too dark for sunglasses. However, I totally agree that eye surgery is probably the best option since then you don't have the downsides of either contacts or glasses. The only reason I'm hesitant to do it is because my prescription isn't that strong and I've heard it can mess with your close up vision later in life. But for someone with severe issues, fixing the myopia and then just using reading glasses as needed is definitely a huge QoL improvement.