There's a story here about a lightbulb that's been going for over a hundred years. It was made before the lightbulb consortium got together and demanded that lightbulbs have a limited lifetime, to guarantee their ongoing sales.
It's something of a miracle that LEDs have seen light in the market. A victory of technology over control capitalism. A victory for the consumers over the manufacturers. Perhaps a victory for the energy conservationists over generators, but that may depend on the Jevons paradox.
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