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CFLs were and are a bad idea that lasted about 15 years. Look at all the don'ts:

Are these gone? I thought they were still around.

Maybe not completely but they will be soon.

I doubt it - these things are cash cows for their producers and prevent tiny manufacturers from producing incandescent bulbs that actually last

What? Who doesn't use LEDs nowadays? I haven't seen a CFL in a long time.

When people are still using kerosene lamps in many parts of the world, many people still being on CFL doesn't surprise me.