America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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.

  • qyron@lemmy.ptEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    No really. A lot of people, even when shown proof, out of simple spite just double down on their position.

    When energy saving and early LED bulbs started to be deployed in my country, while the fade out of incandescent bulbs was put in place, we had runs for buying every single incandescent bulb available. The change was not welcome. Even if changing meant real, objective, tangible savings.

    People would put in large orders for bulbs, arguing they wanted to “have proper lighting as long has they lived”. Luckily, the stocks quickly ran out and some distributors simply refused to pass the stocks to the market.

    A government cutting off a product is not overreach: it’s forcing change that otherwise would not happen, for the better.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      A lot of people, even when shown proof, out of simple spite just double down on their position.

      But is it enough to really matter? Especially after the market for incandescent shrivels?

      • qyron@lemmy.ptEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m sorry, I’m not following your reasoning. Can you elaborate, please?

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          People will bitch about the one guy buying all the incandescent bulbs but ignore the fact that everyone else isn’t.

          1 old dude isn’t enough to make a difference.