this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024
1235 points (99.0% liked)
Memes
50417 readers
654 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I can't imagine having to live with my natural sight 24/7.
I definitely would not be driving. Probably not walking much either, might not see the bus coming.
.
Just a lot of dangerous animals. And dangerous humans. No cars though.
Imagine being in a jungle. Just a blur of greens.
It's that a snake or grass? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I was more imagining the current world, but corrective lenses were never invented.
.
On the other hand, without the invention of lenses we wouldn't have most of our science and technology. No microscope, no telescope, no microchips, no precision engineering. So many things today are possible only because we could enhance our shitty vision with lenses
If you had lived at an earlier point, there's a good chance your eyesight would have been better. Not just because of natural selection for genes or whatever. The modern spread of nearsightedness is primarily attributed to greater time spent indoors, looking at things close to you like books, and particularly during childhood. It is largely nurture instead of nature.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220927-can-you-prevent-short-sightedness-in-kids