I'm not going to defend paper straws; plastic straws weren't banned because they're better or worse, they're banned because of a viral video of a sea turtle with one stuck up its nose. LED bulbs are absolutely better though. They output so much less waste heat, and they last so much longer.

> "free market" is only temporary, until the "bad" thing simply gets banned

How can the alternatives get better, if regressive municipalities preemptively ban them to prevent "slippery slopes"?

> preemptively ban them

I'm not the one who started banning though. I'd be open to first unbanning plastic straws and incandescent light bulbs, then unbanning artificial meat. Let the market decide!

But I definitely want to ban them before they ban me.