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Comment by pbasista

6 hours ago

Arguing about whether to call this kind of behavior a harassment or "a bit" of a harassment is in my opinion all besides the point.

This video mainly shows a person approaching other people in public and recording them with these glasses. Which is one of the typical scenarios in which such a glasses are probably going to be used. And that video shows that even the Meta employees themselves generally do not seem to like it very much.

That is the point.

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pc86  6 hours ago

I don't know if I agree that man-on-the-street pseudo journalistic stuff is one of the "typical scenarios." Any time I see a product like this I think:

    1) Can I use it to watch a more immersive movie without bothering people who may be in the next week?
    2) Can I use it to make my games more enjoyable, either console or PC?
    3) Can I use it to record IPSC/USPSA matches?
    4) Can I use it for work?

I don't think these will make more people bother strangers on the street, it's just another way the same people can do that.

  • rurp  4 hours ago

    That's fine for you, but why on earth do you think every other person out there will only use these for innocuous nerdy reasons? Ask any adult woman you know and there's a good chance she will have at least one story of being stalked or getting really creeped out by someone. Consumer tech that enables creepy behavior will be used in that way by too many people.

    • pc86  2 hours ago

      > why on earth do you think every other person out there will only use these for innocuous nerdy reasons?

      I don't, which I why I didn't say that :)