Yeah thanks to this logic and eu diktats we have less powerful lightbulbs accross europe. So turning the lights on at night means you can barely see, and instead you have to … uy more lightbulbs. The soviets also thought that the solution to its financial problems was to consume less.

So the answer is really to make energy more available, cheaper, and cleaner by mass investments in solar in the south, wind in the north, and clean and safe nuclear everywhere in between.

Just because one country, germany, doesnt mind spending nights in the dark or having workers sleep early to be able to slave away in factories it doesnt mean all of europe should obey. Build safe nuclear and build it fast before russia drains our pockets with their expensive gas.