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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by me_smith on Friday August 04, 2023 @10:59AM (#37000937)
> You could be in a conversation with someone and see their eye drift upwards to read whatever notification arrived on their device. It felt rude.

I would like to extend this to smart watches. So many conversations I have had where someone is constantly glancing at their watch. I know it is just an automatic response to some vibration but sometimes it feels rude.

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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by acaloiar on Friday August 04, 2023 @12:26PM (#37002188)
To be fair, looking at one's watch while in the middle of a conversation has always been a rude gesture whether the watch is smart or not. In some cultures, it's a deliberate gesture to indicate a lack of interest in the other person and/or the conversation.

It is rude, and exacerbated by smart watches; just not unique to them.

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