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by mmcclure 2 days ago
As a kid I didn't get carsick at all. I could work on my laptop, read, whatever while my parents drove. As an adult, at some point I started to barely be able to do anything but keep my eyes on the road without feeling bad.

Turned these on recently, and they work bizarrely well...unfortunately. Downside is that I feel like I lost an excuse to avoid devices for a few minutes while traveling.

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I had a few years (from 9-12, maybe) where I became carsick very easily, otherwise it hasn't been an issue for me*. In that same time period, I was extremely sensitive to the harsh florescent lights in my classroom, and had to read through a coloured plastic sheet and try my best to cover everything in shadow.

Remembering things like that makes you really thankful when they've just went away. Things do sometimes get better through for no clear reason!

* Except "simulation sickness" from certain 3D games like Minecraft.

An excuse? You do you, but who is asking you for justifications? You can just put the phone down.