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[Star Wars] Why don't Jedi use Force Lightning more often?

I'm talking about canon, not Legends.

Force Lightning is a very powerful and useful ability yet the Jedi don't use it much. Why? I know that you don't have to be connected to the Dark Side to use it, you just need to be strong and experienced with the force.

Plus, shooting electricity out of your fingertips can be useful outside of combat as well.  Why doesn't Yoda or Mace Windu use it from time to time? 

Yes, that ability became a ''Sith'' trademark, but that seems like a silly reason not to use it.
gpt
>Yes, that ability became a ''Sith'' trademark, but that seems like a silly reason not to use it.

It's not silly because it's antithetical to the core tenets of the Jedi way. It's tapping into your fear, anger, hate and manifesting it as lightning. Sure you might dust off whoever you're facing in a glorious light show, but what cracks are you forging in yourself while you do so?