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AlderaanDuran  ·  4300 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who else here is legitimately excited about Google Glass?

I agree on a lot of what Fuffle said. It's just another Gizmo to filter life through, and I already feel like cell phones, Facebook, and Twitter are taking their toll on the younger generations and even mine to some extent. With Google Glass just taking that a step further to where you actually wear it, I just can't get excited about it. I just don't see what's so wrong with life now that people feel they need another gadget to "enhance it" or "make it better".

People already annoy me with how often they play with their cell phones in social situations or while standing in line at stores, or while driving, and I can tell you I'll immediately look down on people wearing Google Glass who are obviously paying more attention to their gizmo than the people around them (but most of us already do this with people and their cell phones they can't put down). And I already don't like the idea of people recording me or our interactions without my knowledge. I don't like the "ME ME ME ME" culture that has already been reinforced by Facebook, youtube, twitter e-lebrities, and the rise of smart phones role in this, and how a thing like "life casting" might actually come into existance with a product like this.

Sure, it might have some fun and interesting apps, and don't take my criticisms too negatively. I won't care if other people use them and hell I'd like to try it to see what it's all about, but I don't see myself owning one and I'm certainly not "excited" about it coming out. I had a flip phone until a year ago. I'm not big on "being connected", and prefer to be "disconnected". I sit infront of a computer all day and work and do IT stuff, so I'm not a fan of staring at another one in my free time, nor like the idea of actually wearing one and ALWAYS being connected.

I feel too many people spend too much on the computer, internet, playing games, tweeting, Facebooking, etc, and I see a new device that allows this that you actually wear only exacerbating the problems I have with that culture.

TL;DR: Not for me, not interested in the slightest. Worried about further negative social implications.