Dark mode hurts my eyes and reliably gives me a headache. I can’t understand why anyone prefers to read white text on a dark field.
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And dark mode users can’t understand how anyone could prefer light mode, so there you go.
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I remember reading a while ago that there are people who stand up before wiping, and people who wipe before they stand up, and neither camp can fathom how the other does it. This is giving me that same energy.
Whatever you do, don’t wipe during stand up, it was super embarrassing and the comedian roasted me for half an hour.
And all public restrooms seem to cater to the sitters. Fucking toilet paper dispensers are basically on the floor these days.
When did you last get an eye test?
Your reason is exactly why some folks prefer dark mode, and I’m really glad that light mode exists so that you can use it :)
That really is the most unpopular opinion I’ve ever seen on here. You win. Game over.
This is in fact an unpopular opinion. You heathen.
Joking aside, when I was first learning HTML my teacher always hated when students inverted the colors to make a “darkmode” because she said it gave people headaches. So I guess it’s a thing.
Depending on how old you are, your vision also naturally dims as you age. This is also why stuff designed by older people is often blindingly bright to young people and vice versa. I’m willing to bet that if a survey was done it would show that the popularity of darkmode drops sharply as users age.
I’m 53 and I can’t stand non dark mode. So either I’m an outlier or your theory is wrong.
I might be older than you and I’ve been using dark mode since it first became available on Android. If I make it to a hundred I’ll still be rockin’ dark mode.
Dark mode can be harder on the eyes and/or give headaches to people with astigmatism. It has to do with halation. White text on a black background is blurrier than black text on a white background. There’s a nice accessibility description here. I personally dislike dark mode for that very reason.
This is true af. I have an astigmatism in both eyes but I still prefer darkmode. Mainly because of the look, but at night light mode is way worse than the blurry text (which is solved by increasing the font size)
I like day mode in sunlight and dark mode in low light or if I’m reading in bed with the lights off. Definitely depends on the type of screen you have. The Samsung Tab S8 isn’t even OLED but it’s bright even with the settings turned right down so reading black on a blinding white screen is uncomfortable in the dark
Your eyes adjust to light based on an average. If your whole room is dark and the only light is from your device, then your eyes are adjusted to the overall darkness, leaving the device screen outside of that range which causes the discomfor. Darkmode might prevent that from happening by lowering the amount of light from your device and matching it to your environment.
Dark mode on an OLED screen means less light is entering your eyes. The contrast between the text and the background might be way harsher in dark mode though. When in light mode, the text might not actually be black, it might be a dark grey or something. But in darkmode the contrast is white light against no light.
maybe a middle ground dark mode that has dark grey background and light grey text would be good for you
I can’t stand dark mode. A lot of things that were high contrast in light mode become illegible to me. Like dark blue text on a black background. Dark blue also tends to be the default color for keywords in most programming languages.
In fairness dark modes with blue text are really badly implemented dark modes.
Of course, I dislike a well implemented light mode (any background color other than blazing searing white) a lot less than a badly implemented one.
Edit: I’m really just saying I wish developers and designers would get better at their jobs.
Wholeheartedly agree.
We’ve been reading dark text on white paper for centuries, and now- people are saying that anyone that enjoys “day mode” is crazy.
So much so, that I once posted a screenshot of an issue I was having on my screen- and everyone jumped my ass because I was not using night mode.
My question was never answered.
EDIT: check the replies to this comment and you’ll see exactly what I mean. SO much butthurt!
Paper doesn’t emit light. It’s not even similar, let alone the same thing.
I use an ereader with black on white, but the lack of an option to use dark mode on a screen guarantees I never consider touch your app again. It’s eye cancer.
It’s literally 100% exclusively about where the light is coming from.
Combined, those articles link to one actual bit of research where they tested in a dark room with participants 6 fucking feet away from a 24 inch dim screen. That’s not even sort of representative of the real world.
You’re wrong. I suggest you deal with it.
Paper uses pigments, it just reflects the ambient light. Screens however actively emit light.
Let’s compare screens to sky. What is easier for your eyes, to stare at a flying airplane during daylight, or to watch stars at night?
Irrelevant. We are accustomed to dark text against light backgrounds. The is no argument here.
This isn’t irrelevant. Paper doesn’t shine light directly in your eyes. It’s a diffused reflection of surrounding light. Screens shines light directly at your eyes and can be much more straining for some.
Again, centuries of reading dark text on light background.
Argument is over.
Then go back to reading books while we enjoy modern technology
I stated a point of opinion, rooted in factual evidence, and it hurt your butt.
Look at that, a little bit of Reddit, right here on lemmy!
Go to your local shaman to help your wound next time, your argument is invalid
If we’re talking adaptation, then ‘centuries’ is fairly irrelevant given how long our generations are…
Also, hasn’t it really only been a small number of centuries where reading has become a regular and critical function for the majority of the population?
Combine that with the fact that it’s long been easier/cheaper to make a uniformly light-coloured ‘paper’ and dark ink, than the reverse.
Using our history of dark-text might just be allowing the technology of the times to drive the future.
A more interesting comparison might be that we started with dark displays and light text (amber and green-screens) and moved to white displays with dark text later on.
Was that change due to a desire to mimic the paper medium?
Was it down to the quality of displays at the time (light bleed on CRTs might have driven this flip from dark to light once uniformity and brightness reached useful levels)?
Or was it because more people prefer dark text over light?
Regardless I’d like to finish by virtually girding my loins, brandishing my digital spear, and warning everyone that they’ll have to pry dark-mode from my cold-dead hands.
K.
First of all, it probably depends on the type of screen. Secondly, it might be because 9f the brightness settings. Thirdly, the most used apps by the person. Some apps are better in light mode and vice versa. Fourthly, it depends on the way the person’s eyes are sensitive. For some, like me, white text bleeds into dark backgrounds and that makes it harder to read, but the dark mode feel and comfort make it much less straining in the end. Another reason could be the perceived sense of elegance which is just subjective with no explanation.
