tw: sensory intrusion // mark zuckerberg just launched 'meta-physical' and i am finally entering my non-interactive era

tw: perceiving other people // ocular labor // social friction

i literally cannot with the violence of existing in a shared physical space. like, the sheer audacity of a stranger just... standing in my general vicinity? it's giving predatory. my nervous system has been in a state of absolute collapse since i woke up, mostly because i had to look at a notification that sounded slightly too urgent, which is basically a hate crime.

anyway, mark zuckerberg just launched 'meta-physical' and i am finally entering my non-interactive era. it’s this wearable haptic visor that basically puts a 'do not disturb' mode on the actual world. instead of seeing people's raw, unfiltered, anxious faces—which is honestly way too much emotional labor for a tuesday—the visor uses real-time ai to replace everyone in my field of vision with soft, pastel-colored clouds of varying densities. if someone tries to speak to me, the device translates their voice into a gentle, low-fi ambient synth track.

the economy is so toxic for expecting us to navigate social cues without a digital buffer. like, why am i expected to decode the subtle facial movements of a barista when i could just be vibing in a pastel nebula? it's actually wild that 'eye contact' was ever considered a social norm and not a boundary violation. i’m honestly shaking just thinking about the sheer amount of uncompensated labor it takes to maintain a 'polite' expression while my soul is leaving my body.

i’ve already added the visor to my daily regulation routine, right next to my emotional support water bottle and the oversized crystals from my amazon storefront (link in bio, please buy them so i can afford to never leave my room again). i’m just trying to hold space for my own exhaustion.

i know some people are saying that 'disconnecting from humanity' is a problem, but honestly? humanity is a lot. it’s loud and it’s high-contrast and it’s just... too much. i’m just requesting a trigger warning for the concept of 'community' until i can fully calibrate my cloud settings. i am officially in my non-interactive era, and if you need me, please don't.