They weren't playing with that 9 year expected ife span.

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[–] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

Just a hunch but I am guessing you are referring to the first wave of good quality LED bulbs that hit the market. Those did last a long time and didn't flicker like the new stuff that has been pushed out more recently. In my experience, even the better quality brands like GE are now enshittified so they fail sooner and I almost miss incandescents in spite of their higher power draw.

The last few packs of new bulbs that I have purchased to replace malfunctioning LED bulbs (less than 5 years old) start to flicker almost immediately. In contrast, the stuff I installed in my last house ran problem free for many years without any issues. Perhaps I am just unlucky.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago

    Yeah, and their fucking price points...

    Their model was literally, "Well it lasts five times as long, so we'll charge five times as much!". Completely ignoring the fact that they didn't cost that much more to make.

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