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by Obscurity4340·1y ago·view on hn ↗
How could people who actually like NEEDED glasses be productive or get around without them prior to glasses being developed and commodified?
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Bad eyesight, especially myopia, was much rarer than today, with the leading hypothesis being that not enough sunlight exposure over one's growing years leads to it.
> who actually like NEEDED glasses

I don't understand this phrasing - are you implying I'm not aware of these people? People...had bad eyesight before. Now they have bad eyesight with corrective lenses.