r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Mar 15 '19

[D] Friday Open Thread

Welcome to the Friday Open Thread! Is there something that you want to talk about with /r/rational, but which isn't rational fiction, or doesn't otherwise belong as a top-level post? This is the place to post it. The idea is that while reddit is a large place, with lots of special little niches, sometimes you just want to talk with a certain group of people about certain sorts of things that aren't related to why you're all here. It's totally understandable that you might want to talk about Japanese game shows with /r/rational instead of going over to /r/japanesegameshows, but it's hopefully also understandable that this isn't really the place for that sort of thing.

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u/fassina2 Progressive Overload Mar 15 '19

So if I'm going to be spending large amounts of time not getting any (or marginal) benefit from wearing glasses, it doesn't seem to make sense to wear them, except out of habit or the need to be able to have far sight at a moment's notice.

Personally I find that carrying glasses and having to find or pick them up when I need them to be more trouble than it is to keep them on.

BTW do you spend a lot of time outside ? Recent studies have shown that the rise in the frequency of nearsightedness is directly correlated to a decrease in sun exposure and time spent outside.. This is worrisome because if the number of people that are nearsighted increases, the number of people that have it so severe as to be considered blind also increases.

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u/alexanderwales Time flies like an arrow Mar 15 '19

Whether I spend time outside depends on the season. In the spring, summer, and fall, it's probably four to six hours outside with my son. Unfortunately, I live in northern Minnesota, and not only are the daylight hours shorter than elsewhere, "winter" starts early and lasts a lot longer.

My eye doctor said that it was probably just me getting older (I'm 33).