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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050
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this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2024
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I truly believe that in first world countries, it's because of insanely bright headlights. I remember reading that they're 3,000x brighter than they were in the 1990s and because trucks are getting taller, they point more at other drivers than they ever have. My library even rents out night driving glasses so people can see if they're beneficial.
The length anti car people will go to spread their propaganda...
It's watching screens at close range for 10 hours a day.
Just think about how little of your time the average person spends crossing trucks at night. That's not even 15 minutes a year.
You're right on most points, but in the south it's definitely more than 15 minutes a year. Those fuckers are even blinding in the daytime.
They also are annoying when the truck is behind you, and your mirrors catch their lights.