I can’t tell if the spike in follows is from bots or twitter and reddit refugees. If so, welcome aboard Titanic’s 34th Lifeboat. Currently still floating but it’s getting cold out here
Well, it's not new, but I'm willing to bet most people haven't heard of it, Luxottica. They're a company that sells glasses to the entire world. But you may be wondering, "if they sell so many eyeglasses, why haven't I heard of them?" And that's where their business is. They thrive because they never sell anything under their own name. Instead, you've likely bought from one of their subsidiaries. Rayban, Oakley, Prada, Armani, and any brand sold at sunglass hut or any major eyeglasses retailer.
The reason you should be pissed is that they've essentially formed a monopoly on prescription glasses. They've made a monopoly out of a necessary item, and until recently, only Oakley was keeping that from being the case, till they started pushing that Oakleys were for douchebags. So yeah, we should be pissed about this almost like a hive mind since tumblrites like to pretend we have the moral high ground all the time.