Title: Flickering decorative lightbulbs

Autistic individual

Experience

Many "fancy" or "hipster" cafes, bars etc. these days have those decorative light bulbs that have an exposed filament. On the one hand, these make very dim light, which I really find hard to navigate as I often find lights not bright enough. But also and more importantly, many of these have a (to me) very noticeable flickering, which makes it extra hard for me to enjoy being in those spaces. I have also noticed that many of my neurotypical friends don't seem to notice this flickering by themselves (some do recognise it though when it is being pointed out to them).

What could have made the experience better?

I wish people who pick the lighting for their public spaces would pay more attention to the quality of the light beyond how nice the light bulbs themselves look like.