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> Chronic semi-permanent light at night (street lights, signage, lights from businesses like hotels, porch lights, and notably NOT car lights or other transitor
by olalonde 7y ago
> Chronic semi-permanent light at night (street lights, signage, lights from businesses like hotels, porch lights, and notably NOT car lights or other transitory light) is generally unpleasant right?
Maybe it's cultural but I generally like those sort of lights at night. If it bothers me at home, I just close the curtains.
- abcpassword 7y agoI also prefer light. Crime is bad enough as it is with the lighting we have
- Zak 7y agoI'm not sure if the preference is cultural or more variable from person to person. I don't like always-on outdoor lighting; if I want light, I'll bring some. I have to assume I'm in the minority though, as nowhere I've lived has moved to reduce street lighting. I know a couple places that have; the town my mother lives in has banned most always-on outdoor lighting, and another relative's town has removed street lights from some neighborhoods. I think both towns have considerably above-average rates of environmental activism.
- ip26 7y agoNobody ever got fired for adding another street light. (Or adding another traffic light, for that matter)
- olalonde 7y agoMaybe a difference here is that I live on the 28th floor of a building in one of most densely populated city on earth (Shenzhen). There's always people walking outside so "smart" lights would always be on anyways. I do enjoy darkness when I am in more remote areas.
- Zak 7y agoI'm not necessarily advocating automatically-triggered lighting, though that may be the solution for some places. Always-on lighting may make sense for a space with constant foot traffic all night, depending on how heavy the traffic is. I do think people should view illuminating spaces nobody is using as a problem to be solved. If, however it's just a few people an hour, perhaps they should bring flashlights.