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by IndySun 215 days ago
>evan, I agree.

Hate the dark.

Dark is hard to see. Light is easy to see. I use light at every opportunity. Dark partially grew out of an interest in saving battery power on early oled screens, but dev's noticed a certain demographic drawn towards the dark look.

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I learned a bit about that historical context from this long-form video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKJFC5UfmoY
Dark versus light, in general, is fascinating. My fiancee and I have really different light sensitivities. She'll struggle to see in dimmer/only natural light indoors and I'll be able to see fine. Turning on overhead lighting really bothers me and causes a stress-like reaction. I'm much more amenable to artificial light after sunset and if it's indirect, diffuse light (i.e. a standing lamp).
Black and white on a screen are not that different when it comes to emissions into eyes.