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> What is abominable is the use of the > "cooler" blueish white light being > used at night indoors. We only associate warm orangey-white light with nocturna
by dingaling 3y ago
> What is abominable is the use of the
> "cooler" blueish white light being
> used at night indoors.
We only associate warm orangey-white light with nocturnal lighting because of centuries of sitting around fires and candles.
- jacobolus 3y agoAnd because (a) blue light causes your eyes to become bright-adapted, ruining your night vision, (b) blue light is incredibly distracting in your peripheral vision causing massively more glare than "warmer" light sources, (c) blue light screws up circadian rhythms for people and wildlife.
- samatman 3y agoMany millennia, actually. A million years at least, quite likely more. Co-evolving to be comfortable with a certain quality of light, is a good argument for maintaining that quality of light, and for not using light with a quality which triggers subconscious (or conscious) discomfort.
- tuetuopay 3y agoDon’t forget the sun. The sun gets to a warmer color at sunset, hence why warm white conveys a "go to bed" meaning.