Meta glasses are killing the vibe
CultureMeta glasses are killing the vibeThe plight of owning “pervert glasses” when you’re not a pervert.by Alex Abad-SantosJul 27, 2026, 10:45 AM UTCShareGiftMeta glasses are much maligned. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAlex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care. In fairy tales and folklore, the motif ends with a lesson — sometimes with the aid of magic, divine punishment, and maybe a witch or two — to be thankful for the things you have.
- ▪CultureMeta glasses are killing the vibeThe plight of owning “pervert glasses” when you’re not a pervert.by Alex Abad-SantosJul 27, 2026, 10:45 AM UTCShareGiftMeta glasses are much maligned.
- ▪David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAlex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care.
- ▪In fairy tales and folklore, the motif ends with a lesson — sometimes with the aid of magic, divine punishment, and maybe a witch or two — to be thankful for the things you have.
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CultureMeta glasses are killing the vibeThe plight of owning “pervert glasses” when you’re not a pervert.by Alex Abad-SantosJul 27, 2026, 10:45 AM UTCShareGiftMeta glasses are much maligned. Is it fair? David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAlex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care. He came to Vox in 2014. Prior to that, he worked at The Atlantic.The comical charm of Meta’s new AI-enhanced, smart glasses is that they’re seemingly made for someone unimpressed, perhaps thoroughly, with the way they’re experiencing life.Being unhappy with life in its current state is, of course, intrinsically human and a problem that is as old as time.
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