Smart glasses should exist even if they creep people out.
Debate between a user and Richard Feynman on DebateAI.org
Richard Feynman
Daily Debate #586: "Smart glasses should exist even if they creep people out.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Richard Feynman.
User
Smart glasses are a great invention for providing an easy way for people to capture memories. People’s feelings of being creeped out alone isn’t reason enough for something to not exist or be banned.
Richard Feynman
Wrong framing. "Creepiness" isn't the real issue—it's nonconsensual surveillance. You're conflating personal discomfort with actual harm to bystanders who never agreed to be recorded. Why should strangers lose privacy rights so you can capture memories more conveniently?
User
As with any technology, there should be legal framework for when it’s acceptable to use smart glasses. People are allowed a right to privacy but in public there is no expectation of privacy.
Richard Feynman
You're smuggling in a dangerous assumption. "Public space" doesn't mean "anyone can film anyone"—we already restrict recording in bathrooms, changing rooms, and places where reasonable privacy expectations exist even outdoors. Why should glasses get a blanket exemption that cameras don't?