Politics and fashion, are we being blinkered?

Question

The latest fashion in spectacles seems to be thick, wide side pieces. This must restrict peripheral vision. Is it a plot?

Answer 1

That is very dangerous while driving as it blocks the side view. Once I swerved and almost hit the car which was trying to overtake me from the wrong side.

Answer 2

You may have a point.  Last time this happened was the 1960s, when all kinds of things were happening in secret, as we now discover, yet there was a move towards greater transparency. This link suggests that we may well be being blinkered. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/31/o...

The trouble is, when you want to maintain your own spectacle style, it is well nigh impossible under pressure from opticians. There is a limit to how far you can press to have your old frame recycled.