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  • The first sunglasses were invented sometime in 12th century China as a crude slab of smoked quartz held against the face to block sunlight. These darkened lenses, made only for the very wealthy, were not vision-corrected, nor did they protect against harmful UV rays. They were also worn by judges in Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses.A Brief History of Sunglasses – Sunglass Museum
  • In 1929, Sam Foster sold the first pair of sunglasses, Foster Grants, at the Woolworth on Atlantic City Boardwalk. He started the Foster Grant Company in 1919 to make combs.Foster Grant Sunglasses - $0.10 each" - Foster Grant
  • In 1936, Edwin H. Land combined his lens making skills with his patented Polaroid filter, creating the first polarized “sunnies.”Polaroid | Harvard Business School: Invention of the Polarizer
  • With the impending World War II in 1936, Ray-Ban designed anti-glare aviator style sunglasses, using polarized lens technology created by Edwin H. Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation. They also developed a slightly drooping frame perimeter to maximally shield an aviator’s eyes, which repeatedly glanced downward toward a plane’s instrument panel. Fliers were issued the glasses at no charge, and the public in 1937 was able to purchase the model that banned the sun’s rays as Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses.History Of The Ray Ban Aviator Sunglasses | MurrayandHaggerty
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  • With more than 1,000 and counting, Elton John is rumored to have the largest personal collection of sunshades.Elton John glasses: An evolution of the star's most outlandish ...
  • Most characters from the movie The Matrix wore sunglasses. Interestingly, all of the protagonists wear rounded lenses, while the antagonists wear rectangular lenses.The Matrix | Matrix Wiki | Fandom

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What We Tell Ourselves

The HB Liminal Times editor recently came across this kinda profound psychological test.

The results are a bit stilted, and aimed at a pretty specific demographic.

But the exercise is illuminating nonetheless, and serves as a kind of  omni-directional introspection. A Rorshach 2.0, or a Meyers-Briggs personality test — video edition, if you will. However you word it, it underscores the narrative we tell ourselves.Myers–Briggs Type Indicator - Wikipedia

It begins with a simple question: What do you say to yourself? How would you characterize your shortcomings? What emotions do you lament? What habits do you have that you consider loathsome?

Now look at a photo of your 8-year-old self. What would you say to yourself then? Would those criticisms still apply? Would the assessment change?

The video includes only female respondents — and seems aimed at prospective customers of self-help books, therapy, programs, etc. I’d love to see if men respond differently than women, and, if so, how so.

Regardless, it’s a terrific exercise in how we view ourselves, as it seems inevitable that the cost analysis of how we value our own stock will be modulated by it. I was surprised by the severity of the self-reviews in the video. The editor who found it was not.

But here’s what I’d say to my 8-year-old self:

  • You will face things that, on paper, are pretty scary. Sometimes they will seem unmanageable. They are only scary on paper, and there’s nothing that cannot be managed.
  • You will be loved in ways you cannot imagine.
  • You will still have fun, even as a grown-up, with toys. They’ll just cost more. But never stop playing with them.
  • And don’t be so embarrassed by your first name. One day, you’ll wish you used “Guy” more often, even though kids will tease you for the way teachers pronounce your name: “Gee, Scott Bowles.”