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You take off the glasses during totality. Only during totality is it safe to look.
I just fact checked this and apparently you're right.
https://news.utexas.edu/2024/04/08/25-questions-and-answers-about-the-great-north-american-eclipse/#:~:text=It's%20perfectly%20safe%20to%20look,bright%20as%20a%20full%20Moon.
And https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/
"You can view the eclipse directly without proper eye protection only when the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s bright face – during the brief and spectacular period known as totality. (You’ll know it’s safe when you can no longer see any part of the Sun through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer.)"