Why do older people choose such terrible lighting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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I swear, they like to live in a news studio-level brightness. Its all overhead lighting and bright, cool light at night

Absolute sensory hell for me.

Straw poll: which looks better?

Theyre both too brightly lit imo but the warm is definitey nicer. I want to escape any room place lit like the right

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Now, imagine its like the cool white, but its even brighter and o'erhead💀

Skeleton's be cool white...

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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 4 points 7 months ago

I have a suspicion there's an element of marketing over time involved. Companies in the olden days would advertise brighter, harsher light as 'really seeing.' It sucks because this idea has made vehicle headlights into glare producing crap.

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