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How I tell my friends I'm on Lemmy (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Making a lightbulb that lasts forever is a terrible business decision because you’ll sell less lightbulbs.

If you're referring to the Phoebus Cartel, they had legitimate reasons for limiting lightbulb life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY

TLDW: While they undoubtedly made more money because of their actions, shorter life (incandescent) bulbs shine brighter, and with a "better" colour mix than longer life ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if we would have gone in that direction without a profit motive, or if I dimmer bulb would have been "good enough" if it meant we'd have to spend less resources on bulbs (and making them) overall.