That... What...
No? Let's go with 'No'.
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Honestly, I don't see a reason for the law to ban the old bulbs.
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That's good. Neither does anyone else. Incandescents aren't being banned. Inefficient incandescents are being banned. Because they use a lot more energy than they should.
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If it's better for consumers, people will switch over
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If it's better for the individual, they'll switch over. But what is best for the individual isn't always what's best for society! People will buy inefficient lightbulbs, even if energy inefficiency is seriously threatening society, as long as the inefficient bulbs are cheaper and/or more convenient. So no. No, they won't. And relying on the free market to fix market failure is the kind of fallacy that makes Ice Caps melt. That is one of the roles of the government. Fix market failure. This is a very small step in that direction.
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I mean, there are places where the old incandescent lights shine (Hah! I am funny!), and there are places where florescents make much more sense. I don't think that we should ban one, just because the other is a better fit in general.
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Do you think this is somehow related to opinion? It isn't. They are both lightbulbs. Yes, there are minor differences in the way they operate. But I honestly can't imagine how those are... relevant? At least not compared to concrete stuff, like energy efficiency. It's not like some people prefer one, and others prefer the other. It's fluorescent is objectively better, period. Sure, you might have preferences, but that doesn't change the fact that fluorescent lightbulbs do slightly less to kill our planet, and I'm pretty sure that outweighs individual preference.
And again, it's not like incandescents are being banned. Just inefficient ones. And I cannot think of a good reason to not do that.
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I'm not a hugely passionate fan of fluorescent lightbulbs. I just find them strangely attractive.
I MEAN I JUST DON'T LIKE OBJECTIVE MATTER BE PRESENTED IN A SUBJECTIVE LIGHT. Which Fox is doing right now. It's honestly kinda silly, acting like this is a big deal. It's lightbulbs, it's a really gradual shift. There's no reason to not do it. Bluh.