Glasses: The subtle wall

[sobrique]

Ever wondered why the 'Secret Service' are stereotyped as wearing dark glasses all the time? One of the reasons is because it's more intimidating.

I've recently started to wear contact lenses, most of the time. I've started to notice a subtle difference. You see, when wearing glasses, you always have this transparent barrier between you and the rest of the world.

Now if you're wearing a good pair of glasses this barrier is fairly subtle and unobtrusive. Even so, I can't help but feel it subtly alters your perceptions of the world around. It's not all that easy to explain, but ... well this is LJ, so I'll try and put rambling into words.

Is it possible or reasonable that the fact that I'm putting a barrier between myself and everyone else, even one that's pretty much transparent, serves to increase distance from the world around me?

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[mapp.livejournal.com]

Forgot what book it was that mentioned it, but it was pointing out that people in cars act as if people can't see them, even though most of what seperates them from the outside world is transparent.