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by gnoway 3639 days ago
I refrained from commenting earlier but I've upvoted you because something about that thin font + red + gray background was very difficult to look at, i.e. literally my eyes were moving elsewhere involuntarily. I'd be interested to know if there's a known color selection phenomena that causes this kind of reaction.
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It's a form of grid illusion[0] that makes you take notice of movement in the background.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_illusion

I thought it was my particular lcd that headline color combination is literally difficult to look at. yeouch