Like - Wearing Sunglasses Inside

If you ever wear a pair of sunglasses inside, someone will inevitably say to you, “Why are you wearing sunglasses inside? Take them off.” And that’s annoying behavior. Just because they’re called sunglasses doesn’t mean you have to wear them in the sun. But the person who accosted you knows that. It’s just that wearing sunglasses inside is one of those things you’re not supposed to do. The only people who broadly get a pass are musicians, poker players, and people who just left the ophthalmologist. This mass reaction might be the greatest instance of someone somewhere feeling threatened by someone else doing something they felt was annoyingly cool and then making it their life’s mission to get everyone else to hate it—and then actually succeeding. It’s pretty plausible if you think about it. Someone probably looked cool as hell and someone else got mad at them for that because they were hung up on the fact that this person was doing something illogical, as though logic and cool were closely related. However, it is true that wearing sunglasses inside makes it harder for you to see. But if you’re just sitting at a table and all you have to do is raise a glass to your lips, it won’t impact your ability too much. They might even help conceal your general state depending on what drink you’re on and whether your eyes have started to wander on you. Though no one wants to discuss the benefits of wearing sunglasses inside because this sartorial act is squarely against “the rules.” It’s lawless cultural entropy in its most diffuse yet concentrated state. That can be overwhelming unless you choose to engage with the chaos that undergirds it all.