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"?