I knew I was faceblind, even if I didn't know the term, by the time I was 5. Lots of embarrassing moments but I think the worst is when I kissed my brother-in-law because he was wearing my husband's coat. I just assumed he was my husband.
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Fesshole 🧻 (fesshole@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Oct-2026 00:25:45 JST
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GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺 (eetschrijver@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Oct-2026 00:44:42 JST
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@fesshole You've not told your relatives about your being face-blind?
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Clayfoot (clayfoot@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Oct-2026 01:28:36 JST
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@fesshole This was one of the explicit motivations for development of the prototype that became Google Glass. In addition to all the creepy applications of smart glasses, this is one of the unambiguous benefits.
https://sites.cc.gatech.edu/home/thad/032_research.htm
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