sibylla's New Writeups 2008-09-18T20:33:40Z The benefits of
myopia (idea) <p>One of the best things about being very <a href
="/title/Why+do+so+many+people+wear+glasses%253F">nearsignted</a
> and wearing glasses is, as <a
href="/title/I+am+blind+when+I+want+to+be">others</a> have
noted, the power to slip away from reality a little bit. The
best part about it is that it isn't considered rude: If I have
to converse with someone that I (unintentionally) find <a
href="/title/eyebrow+piercings">repulsive</a>, I can easily
remove my spectacles, perhaps under the guise of cleaning them,
and spare myself some visual agony.</p> <p>Sometimes, wearing
spectacles helps me remain <a
href="/title/Buddhism">objective</a> about the world: No matter
where I look, I see towards the edges a dark edge, and beyond
that, the combined <a href="/title/bokeh">bokeh</a> of
peripherial vision and myopia.</p> <p>Additionally, spectacles
sometimes serve (when lucky) to protect one's eyes from
unexpected contamination and injury.</p> I thou