• @negativeyoda
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    2411 months ago

    I thought this was just a Portland thing… “surely everyone can’t be that stupid”

    My latest pair of glasses have a yellow tint for this very reason

    • @wellee
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      911 months ago

      I see this more in cities. I feel like people who drive in constantly lit streets, don’t understand when to use highbeams, because they never have to.

      • @frostysauce
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        911 months ago

        They technically work for me. They make bright lights darker… Because they make everything darker. I can’t see anywhere near as good normally while wearing them.

        • @negativeyoda
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          311 months ago

          Conversely… people can’t see as well wearing these glasses or having treated windows so their headlights get brighter… this is kind of bananas

        • Ekky
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          211 months ago

          That’s interesting. Mine don’t darken at all, if very little. Instead they appear to shift the light, making a white-blue turn green, and turning yellow into orange - almost red. Doesn’t help much with glare or light intensity, but the colour change means that those LEDs don’t burn into my eyes causing me to see a black spot for a few minutes.

          I’ve heard to keep away from normal " yellow tinted night driving sunglasses" or fishing/daytime polarized glasses, but I don’t know the exact science.

      • @negativeyoda
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        111 months ago

        I did it mainly for looks. It’s a vanity tint more than anything. The white/blue LED lights are a tinge more yellow and seem less painful, but it’s still ridiculous that it’s even a consideration