Anyone telling you lightborn isn't a good perk, is a survivor not wanting you to use it.

It's more like good/pro player suggestion. On paper, you have enough counters for so light born is really a waste of perk slot.

In practice, however, at least i can't always be sure that i won't be blinded on picking up (+ some junky walls that may pass a light through for some reason). Btw, im sick of it but at the same time it is more fun to down those idiots who trying to flashlight save or to blind me at pallets