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Why aren't LED can lights more like USB devices?

I have seen many projects with USB LED tape. I might put some under my loft, especially for when my dear brother turns off my light while I am working. Some have proprietary connectors, but one can simply walk into Home Depot and buy 48' of this (for $75):

Do you see how thin this thing is?

$18 at Home Depot
I originally thought about my brother-in-law telling me about thin entertainment system wire that you glue to the wall and then paint. I figured that you would need to texture it. It seems like the company that made the stuff he mentioned went out of business, but there is Ghost Wire 2.0, although $63 for 50 feet and then needing to stucco, prime, and paint doesn't seem easier than routing wires through the wall with a junction box.

Why does an LED light need that big power brick? It is only 20w!

I would like to see something more like the LED tape, but with several lights in one circle, and then 6' of wire tape. If you want multiple lights you put the end under another light to fix them.

How bad would wire tape look on the ceiling?

I am sure that some people would say "Oh my gosh! That is so ugly! I just want to literally die!"

I don't care about them!

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