It’s over a century that technology has been defined by its screens. Whether it’s TVs, desktops, laptops, smartphones or tablets, we have long been exposed to a piece of glass and spend considerable time looking into these glowing rectangles, even squares if you unfold one. And each cycle has been accompanied by concerns over distraction, productivity and health. Now as the new generation of smart glasses comes into our view, from Meta’s Ray-Ban collaboration to Apple’s Vision Pro headset, a familiar question hovers, will this new tech further extend our screen time or replace it?

Just a couple of searches and we can find longform discourse/YouTube videos on how people are caught between dependence and fatigue. They are unable to live without their smartphones, but increasingly resentfu

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