2026-04-25 11:06 UTC
Glasses are seen as a sign of intelligence because intelligence correlates with having a good education - and (especially historically) so does being able to afford glasses.
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@rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2026-04-27 14:54
I assume there's also a bit of not feeling embarrassed to wear glasses.
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@Cerothen@lemmy.ca 2026-04-25 11:28
I'm pretty sure in a few cases at least it's because academics don't consider eye health and stare at things way to close for way too long for days, weeks, months on end which damages their vision
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@plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-25 11:41
I mean most countries have insurance and eyeglasses are free.