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That's the same logic like "there's no point in gun control, people can use knives". People don't like to be recorded without their knowledge and consent, whether you use smart glasses or other cameras.
Yes, people use these smart glasses for stuff that's not creepy and invading people's privacy - I've seen people use them for recipe videos and such. Cool. You can also achieve the same with other cameras. That's really not an argument to normalise them in public or private settings involving other people who haven't consented to it.
It’s not at all like that, because guns and knives are different and give different results. You can buy any number of “spycam” glasses online whenever you want.
Laws already exist around using them in private settings. They also exist around using them in public settings too - you have no expectation of privacy in public, because you’re in public. You can’t stop someone taking your photo while you’re walking down the street.