This post originally appeared on Ozy.com. In case you missed the buzz on Facebook, scientists recently determined that “beer goggles” do in fact exist, though not precisely in the way we thought. Consuming alcohol, it seems, tends to elevate desire and reduce inhibitions more than alter our actual perception of another person’s attractiveness. But there’s another type of virtual eyewear that many of us spend even more time donning — one that has the opposite effect of beer goggles.