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I think many people are able to make a distinction between the technology companies and the technology. However in this particular discussion....how many companies are there actually offering smart glasses as a product to consumers? I'd argue as far as the general public is concerned the answer is only Meta right now. A company with a HORRIBLE reputation in regards to privacy. That makes it more theoretical in separating the idea of what smart glasses could be versus the reality of what they currently are. And right now, to me, smart glasses, particularly Meta's glasses feels like a product with SO many privacy issues that I would question the judgment of anyone who chooses to use that product. Maybe that won't be the case in the future, but unless things drastically change in regards to consumer data privacy standards, I'm going to stick to being very suspicious of them.
Also I'll add— I did not downvote you but to me some of your other replies in this thread come across as almost a little intentionally obtuse.