They Live Sunglasses
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN links it as a pop-culture reference for adblock-like glasses and filtering advertising out of the real world.
What it is
A short clip from John Carpenter's They Live showing how the special sunglasses reveal hidden messages behind ads and media.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2015 to 2019.
What Hacker News said
Cites kszx · 2015-01 · on “An experimental real world adblock”
Found it: "They Live" by John Carpenter. The idea is a bit different though. "Nada discovers the sunglasses are special. After putting on a pair, he sees the world in black and white and discovers it is not what it seems. Media and advertising hide constant subliminal totalitarian commands to obey and conform." ( [LINK] ) Here you can see how the "sunglasses" work: [this video] [Added additional information]
Cites crispyambulance · 2018-10 · on “IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You”
Pretty damn cool. Sort of reminds me of the sunglasses from the 1988 John Carpenter film: "They Live". [this video]