To hell with it, here's another headcanon that no one asked for.
Ancapâs sunglasses arenât just styleâtheyâre ideology in object form.
They symbolize **detachment**, both physical and philosophical. By hiding his eyes, he hides himselfâcutting off empathy before it can take root. The lenses are mirror-smooth, cold and reflective: you donât see *him*, you see only your own warped image bounced back at you. Fitting, reallyâunder capitalism, all human interaction becomes a kind of funhouse mirror: distorted by self-interest, stripped of sincerity.
He wears them alwaysâin dim rooms, under flickering fluorescents, never taking them off. Not because of lightâbut because visibility is vulnerability. To be seen is to be known; Information is power.
âItâs just business,â heâll say with a smirk. âNothing personal.â
The shiny capitalist exterior masking who he really isâtotal anonymity as an armor.
But the truth cuts deeper: those sleek black frames aren't just armor against feelingâthey're also⌠medically necessary.
Ancap canât actually see worth a damn without them. He's short sighted, just like capitalism is.
His sharp gaze is entirely dependent on corrective lenses masked as fashion statements. Heâd rather die than admit it though. Because needing help? That implies dependenceâa flaw in the free-agent fantasy. And nothing threatens capitalist mythology more than the quiet truth that *none* of us are truly self-reliant.
If you take them off, Ancap will be rendered fragile and weakened, losing part of his powers.
He also hides deep dark circles, because I said so. Fuck you. We're going full in.
In counterpoint to Ancap's myopia, I also imagine Tankie's long-sightedness. He's far-seeingâable to envision a distant horizon, to plot out entire economic roads through history. But he's not without his own limitationsâit takes time for grand plans to unfold. Picture him in his dim basement study, reading glasses perched on his nose. Under a warm reading lamp, he pores over Marx, a map of his vision unfurling across the desktop. Now imagine petting him on his head. Cute, isn't it? Checkmate liberal.