Phoebus Cartel
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Phoebus Cartel
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#3Today, another halogen lightbulb failed at my house. These are the very unreliable replacements for incandescent bulbs as mandated by the EU.
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#5The worst thing about the Phoebus Cartel is that for something that lasted just a few years (and didn't really work), it is constantly cited as the quintessential example of 'planned obsolescence' and therefore one of the evils of capitalism. 'Planned obsolescence' itself, is an overstated and overrated concept that is frequently conflated with common practices like making a product cheaper through the use of lower-quality materials.
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#6Today, another halogen lightbulb failed at my house. These are the very unreliable replacements for incandescent bulbs as mandated by the EU.
why not use LED lights? at this point they are much cheaper and a magnitude more efficient compared with halogen
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#7Today, another halogen lightbulb failed at my house. These are the very unreliable replacements for incandescent bulbs as mandated by the EU.
The EU did not mandate that you use halogen bulbs.
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#8Today, another halogen lightbulb failed at my house. These are the very unreliable replacements for incandescent bulbs as mandated by the EU.
The EU did not mandate that you use halogen bulbs.
Thanks for the comment, you are correct. It is one of the two viable replacements at the time of the incandescent ban : halogen or fluorescent.
Now we have LED.
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#9Today, another halogen lightbulb failed at my house. These are the very unreliable replacements for incandescent bulbs as mandated by the EU.
why not use LED lights? at this point they are much cheaper and a magnitude more efficient compared with halogen
Seriously, they're not that expensive. I haven't changed a lightbulb in like 2 years, except for moving. Haven't even needed to buy any new ones since my city utility got some state subsidies (or something along those lines) and gives out bulbs multiple times a year.
Also would advocate for more strip lighting in homes. Looks better and saves a lot of space. My home office is all strip lighting.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The EU did not mandate that you use halogen bulbs.
Thanks for the comment, you are correct. It is one of the two viable replacements at the time of the incandescent ban : halogen or fluorescent. Now we have LED.
Use these: