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This is a real threat :(
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Hey now there's nothing weird about being completely unable to focus under fluorescent lights.
For me it can be the opposite, I often focus better with artificial light than with sunlight.
me and a friend were talking recently about how we function better at night and summer takes that away. so, a few days ago I covered my window with a blanket which blacked out the window, and use only my lava lamp for light. it has been the most productive, multitasking filled era for me so far.
Just live underground
I learned recently that not everyone can see the fluorescent flicker. It's unnerving and feels a bit like being buzzed on caffeine. It's not so bad in the offices with indirect lighting. Also, cheap LED lights can flicker. I clung to my incandescent lights until they all burnt out.
Wait they can't? Although now that I think about it, there's certain cheap LED lights that I can see the flicker and my girlfriend cant
It's supposed to be common that people can catch the flicker in the corner of their eye
I mean I've had her stare at it with me for a couple of minutes and she was adamant she couldn't see what I saw, i had to take out my phone camera and show her the frame rate flickering