It’s Not Glasses. It Never Was.

Let’s stop pretending the future is something you strap to your face. The next generation of tech isn’t glasses and it shouldn’t be.

Why? Because no one wants to live their life with something glued to their head unless they already have to. This wave of “spatial computing” is being designed by the people who wear glasses, not for the people who actually live. And that’s the first misstep.

Let’s talk reality. You’re promising connection, to what, exactly? An inbox flooded with AI-generated responses? An internet overrun with AI memes, AI pitches, AI videos, AI art, AI scripts, AI comments?

We’re not connecting. We’re drowning. Drowning in noise. Drowning in artificiality. And into that chaos, you want to add more lenses?

The tech that wins next isn’t invasive. It’s invisible. Sleek. Minimal. Discreet. And above all, helpful.

Sure, glasses might project maps. They might identify plants, translate menus, or give you a read on the person in front of you. Neat tricks. But that’s not life.

Life is sudden. Chaotic. Physical. The waves start breaking and you run for your board, what do you do with your $3,000 goggles? You’re on a mountain bike bombing down single track. You’re sweating in a sauna. You’re in a dark bowling alley with your friends. You’re in real life and glasses don’t belong.

You want to be connected? Great. But connected to what? To the inbox you’re trying to escape? To the Twitter feed that never sleeps? To another algorithmically sterilized news cycle or AI-generated podcast?

“Always on” is not the answer. “Always helping” is.

We don’t need another feed in our face. We need a system that fades into the background and quietly enhances real human moments.

The future of tech is not in your face. It’s out of your way and always there.

Let people live. Let them move. Let them breathe. And if you’re going to build something make it worth wearing when no one’s watching.