Light switches?

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Does anyone else loathe them as much as I do? Why do they even exist... let alone, be the default in most housing?! It's always like I can either see nothing at all... or blinded by light!

Society knows moderation not.

Get a dimmer switch. Problem solved.

I hate dimmer switches (I can hear them, the sound drives me nuts!)

Better option is some "mood lighting"
low wattage/colored bulbs for existing features
smaller lamps with shades
indirect spot lights
candles
lava lamps

I like light switches. They're easy and they light up the room when it gets dark.

I never minded them. I used to mess with them when I was a kid. But I always had the ability to stop when kids and grown ups order me to. if i didn't stop, it was because I knew it provoked them so I did it for their reaction.

I don't like the sudden change, and the way I deal with it is to always have low light on, and then when I need proper light for a purpose, I turn on more light, and it's not such a shocker. I don't like dimmer switches either, as they're noisy and they cause the lights to flicker, and they cause terrible radio interference. BUT, if you're lucky enough to find an old rheostat-type dimmer switch from the 1960s, those are mechanical and don't make noise or cause flickering. But they get hot, and waste power.

Charles

I've had a stim about switching lights on and off as a kid. On and off. On and off. Needless to say, my parents were very persistent to make me stop after the first two-three times of switching lights on and off.

Do you know the reason behind that? Is it, by any chance, because the light stays 'flashed' in your eyes and you're able to 'see' momentarily in the dark?

I have a remote control dimmer, that you can control from your tv remote.

Buzzing = noisy dc, poor quality. My one does not buzz. Also if light is flicking, your not sticking a low energy one in, that does not mix with a dimmer?

So other people experience that too? That's cool. I kind of figured it had something to do with the way people's eyes work. Sometimes when it's bright outside, I'll walk with my eyes closed most of the time, and then flick them open and closed again about every twenty steps. I can "see" what's around me for a couple seconds after I close my eyes, and remember it well enough to navigate for half a minute. I guess the information from the eyes stays in sensory memory long enough to do that.

No clue if that's an Aspie thing. I've never bothered to quiz any NTs about it.

I think most of the time it's an economic decision a typical single pole toggle switch costs $1ea. A dimmer switch can cost 10-50 times that depending on how complex it is. Also just about any dimmable lighting set up will require more wiring to be installed. Which also increases cost significantly. Finally the dimmable fixtures themselves may be more expensive. This can add up to hundreds of dollars per room or add thousands to the construction costs in a typical house. So in the end most people opt for the cheaper solution.