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by sneak 493 days ago
Every time I read something like this it strikes me as so incredibly odd that people are into sunlight.

For me, direct sunlight is a 100% negative experience. It’s physically dangerous to skin, generally unhealthy if you aren’t Vitamin D deficient, extremely bright, causes wild temperature flux throughout normal working hours, etc.

I have spent a lot of time and a fair bit of money making sure natural sunlight never reaches the places I regularly work and sleep. I would live deep underground if I could. The incessant changes in light, temperature, humidity (even indoors) are a constant annoyance that must be compensated for.

It’s a wonder to me that anyone enjoys such experiences.

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Okay guys, who welcomed Nosferatu onto HN? I’ll get the garlic…
Are you a vampire?

Insufficient Sun Exposure Has Become a Real Public Health Problem https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7400257/

You do not have to be in direct sunlight to be in a place with that's sun lit.

Say I'm on my porch with a bright sun lit background, but not in the sun myself. I'd love to work there, but I cannot read my screen.

Sunlight is so wildly inconsistent, though. It changes temperature, angle, and intensity so fast, and it is far far too bright for the majority of the time it is available.

Electric light suffers from none of these problems.

Funny, I am exactly the opposite of you and find your post absolutely alien.
It's not about sitting directly in the sun, it's about sitting in well-lit, open environments. Normal laptop screens cannot handle that very well, and they cannot handle direct sunlight at all.

The ideal application for this technology is in a smart phone. That's the device that people use most out doors.

Also don't forget that there are a lot of people who work outdoors and need to check things and write things down when they're in the field.

Do you have anything as a backup to say its physically dangerous and generally unhealthy?
It's only unhealthy when the (1) the sun is out (no clouds), (2) the "shadows are short" (sun over 45° angle), (2) there's no (semi-)cover, and (3) you are in there already over ~15min for that day (this is different per skin type and tan-level).

Below that it's very healthy.

I prefer avoiding direct sunlight, but lounging outdoors in the shade is delightful.
I think you're misinformed. Sunlight has way more benefits than drawbacks.

See https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5129901/

Just feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin is a delight, it's also delightful to be outside (even if perhaps in a shadow or half-shadow) and read something.

No, the assumption that it is universally delightful for people is an incorrect one. The heating caused by the sun on my skin is not enjoyable at all.

I would remain indoors forever if it were possible. I find being outside to be just as archaic as swimming in the middle of the open ocean; unnecessary and uncomfortable.

'Silo'
Some of us touch grass
dude, you definitely need to get outside more often...
Why's that?