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Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960) by somadeva on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:57AM (#50485414)
Very aptly put wrt population. It boils down to misplaced values. A lot of decisions like led lights have to do with ignoring the value of human wellness. Even near sight is a privilege and a luxury, yet it's abused by small font on paper for the non trivial literature.
Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960) by smolder on Friday November 13, 2026 @11:07AM (#50485561)
LED lights have nothing to do with human wellness. They are just a more efficient source of light. PWM dimming or spectral differences aren't harming anyone.
Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960) by switchbak on Friday November 13, 2026 @12:18PM (#50486605)
Well there is recent research around a 'blue spike' in most LEDs. "nothing to do with human wellness" might be putting it too strongly. See Prof. Glen Jeffery and his work in this area. Note however that this is nowhere near a settled science yet.

https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/7465-glen-jeffery/publications

Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960) by switchbak on Friday November 13, 2026 @12:20PM (#50486616)
If you're comparing the decline of hundreds of millions of people, economic disasters, entire countries disappearing - with that of small fonts, I think you need some perspective.