Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

    • @[email protected]
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      -11 year ago

      Found the fuck who thinks others will blindly believe statements made by random strangers on the internet with 0 credible sources or proof just like they do lmfao

      • @walnutwalrus
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        31 year ago

        I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here, I just think that if the technology is good enough, people will adopt it anyway so it’s not needed, and bans can be bad like idk if you support banning drugs but it can create unintended harms (maybe there is a legit use for the old bulbs in some places, and by no means have people used up the supply we already have)

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          These aren’t really sound points, although they’re logical on paper.

          This is namely because you’re over simplifying matters. People don’t just adopt things because they’re “good”

          Look at Betamax, that shit was definitely better than DVD technically but people still bought in. As much as I’d love to believe in simple, traditional economic ideals - they’re just sugar water and it’s sure to cause vision problems if you continue to consume it so recklessly

            • @[email protected]
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              11 year ago

              LEDS are not the the problem, it’s the soldering them that inconveniences most people.

              There’s plenty of startups that are pushing for more modular (think Lego brick) technologies to help us be more sustainable and replaceable in the digital age

              It’s the same reason lightbulbs aren’t hard wired to the house and are instead fastened