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I bought glass and wore it for a week. I felt like an asshole while doing so because 1) I was making people uncomfortable and violating social norms (basically
by justin 13y ago
I bought glass and wore it for a week. I felt like an asshole while doing so because 1) I was making people uncomfortable and violating social norms (basically keeping a camera pointed at anywhere I looked) for my own convenience, and 2) it signaled I could blow $1700 on a mostly useless device (like having an expensive watch).
I didn't stop using glass because I felt like an asshole though, I stopped because it was just another device to charge with minimal utility.
- eps 13y agoIt's almost entirely #1 that makes a Glass wearer an asshole, I can assure you of that. Going around with a instant recording device is an ultimate manifestation of a lack of common tact. People just do NOT like to be recorded. Period. And the fact that you think it's OK, that's what rubs everyone else the wrong way. Not that you could get that shiny gadget and that they couldn't.
- sharkweek 13y agoMaybe just me, but I kind of feel the 'glasshole' stems from the type of person who wears a bluetooth headset at all times. I was a bank teller in college right at the height of that technology and nothing irked me more than someone walking up to my window chatting on a bluetooth. I almost preferred they at least have their phone up to their ear if they were going to be rudely belittling me and expecting me to read their minds if I had a question about their transaction. I remember very well countless times someone in the middle of a conversation acting mortified that I would dare interrupt them to clarify something with them. THE HORROR! Guessing it just has to do with the types of people who have that 'always on' mentality with technology. Put it down and interact with the rest of society