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Hi US people, european here.

The EU forbid terribly inefficient light around a decade ago. Yes, we had plenty of debates. Yes, people were concerned about all kinds of things. Most of them were entirely made up, some were exaggerated out of proportion.

I can say that we still have lights, the debate mostly vanished and no, it's not blue everywhere.



Hello European, US guy here.

> The EU forbid terribly inefficient light around a decade ago.

So did we. Very few incandescent bulbs are on the market here since they were basically banned a decade ago. There are some niche options, you could still find expensive halogens, but that's it.


Hi, also European here. Everything the article complains about is true. The light from LEDs is significantly worse, even in Europe.


US here. Light quality in my house went up noticeably when I switched to LEDs about a decade ago, probably due to having way more/better options for color temperature. Haven't had to replace a bulb since. I have zero clue what the author is talking about.




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