As someone who has been wearing glasses for almost all her life, I never considered it as an assistive device (even though it is, since I would be blind without them). It really just proves how the use of eyewear has become so normalized, and somehow capitalized into this fashion wear. I’m all for it honestly, I love when people get creative with self expression and using a variety of glasses is one of the ways people do so. I think the same can be said about contact lenses. They are technically an assistive device too, yet it is also commonly used to enhance one’s look; another form of self expression.
I really appreciate the comment on simplicity; it reminds me of the saying “less is more.” Sometimes it’s so easy to go overboard with features and always wanting to improve or update a work in progress, but it only ends up messy and overwhelming to work with. So this was a great reminder to keep it simple, because not everything that has extensive features are always considered good; as long as it does what it’s intended to do, I think that’s a success. And sometimes if we focus too much on adding features, we tend to lose track of the original intention, so it’s definitely better to keep it simple and try to not lose sight of what’s intended.