it's funny how the progression of lighting technology (simplified) was basically:
@clarfonthey pretty sure LEDs, being semiconductors, are also quite finicky
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@clarfonthey now that I think of it, getting a wire to glow white without immediately combusting isn't that easy either so I think it balances out
I wonder where arc lamps fit in this, they're kind of the "fuck it we ball" of lighting technologies