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>light pollution That's the most cynical name you can give to civilisation. Life in the dark is horrendous no matter how many stars you can see. This is somet
by eugeneionesco 10y ago
>light pollution
That's the most cynical name you can give to civilisation. Life in the dark is horrendous no matter how many stars you can see.
This is something to be proud.
- waterphone 10y agoLife in the dark is magnificent.
- ionised 10y agoI like the dark.
- Zak 10y agoPortable lighting is a thing. Cars have lights on them. I carry a flashlight when I go out at night. The light I carry is under 1x4" in size and can provide enough light to see well enough to walk comfortably and to be seen by cars (70 lumens) for 15 hours on a single charge of its rechargeable battery. Should I want more light, it can match the output of a car headlight (1000 lumens) for an hour. Lights with this kind of performance can be had for $15, plus another $10 or so for the battery and charger. It's not a binary choice between life in the dark and illuminating a bunch of mostly-unused space.
- mac01021 10y agoI agree with you. That said, a cursory google search suggests that NYC serves over 10M people with only 25K street lamps. So I suspect that, in many places, there is something to be said for the efficiency of fixed lighting.