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by Pxtl 4482 days ago
Better example would be Walkmen. Nobody blinks at the sight of somebody with earbuds on.
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Earbuds, no. But wearing glass is much more visible -- more of an asserted statement. It's currently more like wearing over-ear headphones in public. Which is done by only a vanishing minority.

As glass becomes smaller, I'd imagine the pushback will abate. But until it seamlessly disappears into frames, people are going to react poorly to what is being perceived as a clearly-worn borderline-spy-camera. [1]

[1] Spy camera in the sense that there isn't much of a physical cue that someone's taking a picture or not. The light is hardly as visible as holding a camera or phone up to your face.

But is it not awkward to try and have a conversation with someone wearing headphones, even if they are off?