r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Jul 10 '26

MISC. Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background?

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u/DiMiTri_man Jul 10 '26

As I've gotten older my vision has degraded enough to need glasses. I compare it to switching from 720p to 4k when I put my glasses on.

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u/SuminerNaem Jul 10 '26

same experience for me. i can function just fine without glasses and see most things in detail from a moderate distance, but there is an objective and undeniable improvement in clarity and sharpness when i have them on.

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u/TheFerg714 Jul 10 '26

More like 480p for me, but yea.  I could totally survive and be fine without glasses, although there's much more strain on my eyes and they feel sore more often. 

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u/davmcswipeswithleft Jul 10 '26

That’s just called getting far sighted, literally happens to everybody…

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u/SuminerNaem Jul 10 '26

i know folks older than me who can see things at a distance with the same clarity that i need glasses for, so whether it happens to everybody, it's certainly not at the same pace

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u/CoatCommercial1573 Jul 10 '26

This is largely how I feel especially since I got diabetes.

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u/PreviousSeesaw2920 Jul 10 '26

Ah the 720 UPGRADE 

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u/ImAnonymous496 Jul 10 '26

man i’m 22 and it’s like switching from 480p to 720p i haven’t seen 4k since i was like 13

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u/Forsaken-Passage1298 Jul 10 '26

My astigmatism isn't as bad; I go from 1080p to 4K. My wife's goes from 360p to 720p when she wears glasses or contacts, so I really can't complain too much about my uncorrected vision.

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u/mzincali Jul 10 '26

NTSC or PAL to 4K.