I carry a streamlight 1L-AA duel feud light because I live in California and supposedly we are over due for a big earthquake.
I carry an FW3A because I can’t see in dark places.
i poop longer than the sensor allows.
Almost spit out my coffee!
I carry a Thrunite TN12 Pro on my belt, and an Emisar D4V2 (e21a 2000K w/ floody optic and sand finish) in my pocket.
The D4V2 is what I jokingly refer to as my "friendly light" and the TN12 Pro as my "unfriendly light".
I EDC because I live in Texas and you never know when the power is going off, or for how long.
Aging eyes.
Scout Motto: Be Prepared.
Working in IT, I got into a habit of always having a light on me. Whether its working under or behind someones desk, or just in a poorly lit back corner of a datacenter, a handful of lumens comes in very handy. Especially with my older eyes lately. Even if I drop something in the car, its easier to look under the seats using a flashlight.
Me too … my aged eyes demand more lumens for all sorts of low light occasions. I’ve always got a pocket lite cliped to my pocket and a few on my keyring. One is none and so on ….
I’m really enjoying my new NW Olight Arkfeld
I used to carry an 18650 based nitecore and a Leatherman Surge. That’s pretty much everything you can possibly need.
Btdtgtts. Hate having to stand up and wave like an idiot to try to retrigger the sensor…
Actually, ’twas 9-11 that did it.
I used to have those AA penlights like doctors would use to check your eyeballs, but rarely EDCed a light. When AA Minimags came out, I got and carried one, but only in my jacket. A bit bulky for EDCing in a pocket…
Then came 9-11, and I heard about those people going down the stairwells purely by feel, people using cellphone screens (before “flashlight” apps) for minimal light, etc., and I was like, “Yeah… no. I’m going to always have at least some modicum of reliable light with me at all times.”, and that was it.
And when you remember to actually use it, eg, when something rolls under a desk, of goggling around in a closet or basement, etc., it becomes second-nature to just reach for a light.
People often ask me this when I pull out a light and use it. “Why do you carry a flashlight?” Answer is always the same: for exactly this. (referring to whatever I’m using it for at the moment)
I carry a light for the light. Chick magnet . Ooops I mean click magnet .
I’m just trying to keep up with the jones… I’ve been Jones’ing for a new light every day .
I try to keep things as minimalistic as possible, so I don’t EDC anything except a tiny wallet (Chums) with only one key at a time attached and tucked into it and a phone. I just switched from an iPhone 13 mini to a much heavier Pixel 7 and am already regretting the extra 71g bouncing around as I run, though I haven’t sent the 13 mini back for trade in yet.
I take things with me only as required, such as a headlamp only if I’m going out or might get caught out in the dark. I don’t believe in the concept of EDC. I go out a lot running and skiing in the woods/mountains/wilderness in what can be extreme conditions (sometimes under 0F), and even then, I am minimalistic in what I bring. The most important tool is your mind and experience, rather than stuff you carry with you. I have a lot of varied experience in the outdoors (solo winter climbs of big mountains, competitive orienteering, mountain running, etc.), and manage risk by what I do/don’t do to avoid injury or getting disorientated in bad weather/white outs, knowing the best way to bail out at all times, etc.
I live where it gets dark way early and the sun is gone in 4 hours…
Darkness sucks when you are looking for your dropped keys.
A flashlight is a tool. In order to identify, diagnose and fix things you need proper light. Without proper lighting you are going to miss some problems. Dark places happen even when the sun is shining. I’m a minimalist also. Most days I only carry two good flashlights with vastly different beam profiles. Being able to light up some of those dark places before you enter is critical.
Because with a light and a knife you are somewhat prepared for anything. 
I have a background in photography and once I learned how to “see” light and shadow, I couldn’t stand trying to do a task and having the parts I was working with in shadow.
When I carry something it is a Lumintop Tool AA and it gets used a lot held in my mouth or clipped to a baseball cap.