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Sometimes polarized sunglasses feel like very niche irl ad blockers (lemm.ee)
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[–] inv3r510n 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It hurts to wear them anywhere, kinda like trying on a friends prescription glasses and getting an instant headache because you don’t need that prescription.

[–] XeroxCool 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is an interesting example because I would say the pain I rarely get (as described above) does resemble the strain pain I get when I try someone's glasses. I don't wear any corrective glasses. How many polarized pairs have you tried? I consider myself very aware of warped lensing effects from various sunglasses and they take a bit of adjustment sometimes. I even noticed wavy warp lines once on a rental and had to do a fair amount of driving with one eye closed or else I'd get motion sickness

[–] inv3r510n 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve tried on a variety… I worked in the action sports industry so I’ve had access to high end glasses and goggles for a long time, even top of the line brands and what not. It’s the polarization. I wear goggles all the time and only wear spherical lenses because the flat shaped ones have too much distortion.

[–] XeroxCool 2 points 1 week ago

That sounds like you've tested this extensively. Ive never heard of this before. I have no further ideas. I wish you luck in avoiding polarized lenses :(