[IAmEveryone]

Indeed; darkness means dilated pupils means shallow depth-of-field means your eyes need to work a lot more to keep text in focus.

[xigoi]

This is why you should keep your room lit while looking at a screen.

[Sohcahtoa82]

I'm convinced that most people that complain about light themes being blinding either don't have enough ambient light in the room or have their brightness cranked too high (likely as a counter to the dark theme they use).

[IAmEveryone]

I was in student accommodation recently and noticed that it didn't have any reading lights at either desks or beds, neither as part of the standard finishing nor added by the students, at least in for the two or three rooms I saw.

[SemanticStrengh]

good to see that everyone agree on that