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Is it though?
It's like when a republicans book makes it to a top sellers list, it's really just them buying thousands of copies to make it look like it's going well.
The people demand meta glasses! And AI! And pedophiles! And transphobia! And dying of easily preventable diseases! And the people want to shit their pants until they die!
The people want these things we promise!
Thank you for your attention to this matter
"Explodes" might be a bit of hyperbole, but sales have been increasing, and are projected to continue. This doesn't mean it will happen of course, and the numbers are in dollars, not in units sold, so inflation is at play here.
That chart is not about "AI smart glasses" (the ones with cameras and such), but about actual glass that has some "smart" functionality inside. Such as dimming or going opaque on command. So kinda relevant to this discussion.
For a while I thought something like a life recording would be awesome ... Using your own cameras and devices at home and away and leveraging public devices to mesh together a record of everything really. Think of the possibilities, you have an argument and insist you did or did not say something...look it up! If you are accused of something like robbing a bank - no problem, my feed and gps and video evidence says otherwise. And when you are an old coot you can go back and watch the sex you had with whomever whenever isn't a negative . Then I realized the storage needs and someone would monetize it so only the wealthy could get a full backup and you got tier 32 ( birthdays and blowjobs maybe ) ... Now years later I realize without our permission they are doing exactly that, only fuck it all because we can build more storage and the intent has changed. It's not to sell you a service. In fact it is much worse.
This world you’ve concocted sounds truly horrifying.
Wasn't there a Black Mirror episode exactly like this? Episode 3 "The Entire History of You"
Or the 2004 scifi thriller Final Cut. Great movie.
Is storage really your main concern bro? You should watch Black mirror Season 1, Episode 3.
I don't have the background to tell if 7-9 million is big numbers in the global sunglasses market.
Press [X] to doubt.
It's in the news so it's true now