A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

  • mang0@lemmy.zip
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    18 hours ago

    He went out in public with the intention of provoking strangers, recording their reactions, and publishing it on the internet for profit. A stranger got a bit more provoked than he had preferred. It turns out that some people won’t be fine with being provoked, recorded, and published on the internet. How strange.

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      2 hours ago

      And now because of all of the media attention being generated he’s getting exactly what he wants. Millions and millions of views on his TikTok. He will likely be able to afford brand new glasses in less than a week.

    • Auli@lemmy.ca
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      I mean people could record you with their phones fairly easily and not look like they are.