Screen Is Dim always

My screen is just always dim. Know how when you unplug the power adapter, the screen dims to save power? No matter if I am plugged in or not, it is dim.
This is not after 5 mins or when i'm trying to watch tv. I just would like my screen brighter.

I can't believe no-one has an answer to this problem of the dimming screen. THIS JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. A further detail: if I go to sys prefs & check & uncheck the 'automatically dim screen' item the problem goes away.... until the next time I restart the mac. So each startup, to avoid the dimming problem, I have to go to sys prefs. But this shouldn't happen. Somebody must know something about this.

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