I’m a goobery bike commuter for context who’s thankfully never needed to have a license and drive a car. I guess having a giant piece of glass in front of your main mode of conveyance might necessitate the need for donning the shades.
I’ve always thought that sunglasses were worn mainly by douches and dumb to wear in general. Why the fuck would I want to make everything around me intentionally darker?
But as I transition into my mid40s, I start to ponder about my health in my senior citizen years.
I do wear contact lenses and sometimes prescription eyeglasses while biking for nearsightedness.
Should I be wearing sunglasses while biking and out and about? Or are we just buying into the propaganda and marketing of Big Sunglass?
It’s sunscreen for your eyeballs and you should always wear sunscreen.
Yes sunglasses help protect your eyes from UV. when driving there are lots of shiny cars that I need to protect my eyes from. They leave spots in my vision! Over time that can pigment your retina and decrease sensitivity.
I mostly wear them so I don’t get as many bugs into my eyes.
Definitely wear sunglasses. UV is bad for your eyes. They don’t have to be fancy expensive sunglasses or super dark as long as it’s a uv blocking tint.
I had the same view of sunglasses until I learned how UV doesn’t just kill your skin. Sunglasses can be cute or cool or however you want them to look. A douche is a douche with or without the sunglasses.
I got to say I’ve been wearing aviator style glasses for a long time and they’re very effective. Big fan of being comfy and not having to squint my eyes because the sun is right in front of me.
