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You may be right that dark modes are advantageous for some people, but please don't assume that this is true for everyone. In particular, dark modes may become
by Stratoscope 7y ago
You may be right that dark modes are advantageous for some people, but please don't assume that this is true for everyone.
In particular, dark modes may become more difficult as you get older. I'm 67 and I have a great deal of trouble reading text in a dark mode.
There is a physiological reason for this, and if you do any photography using manual aperture control you may be familiar with it. Very high quality lenses should be sharp whether the iris is wide open or stopped down. But mediocre lenses have trouble wide open and give better sharpness stopped down to a more narrow aperture.
As you get older, the lenses in your eyes are not as good as they were when you were younger. There is a benefit in sharpness to have your irises stopped down instead of wide open.
Light modes accomplish this. The background light naturally triggers your irises to stop down, resulting in a sharper and more detailed view.
Dark modes encourage your irises to open wider, reducing your visual acuity.
Of course many people do enjoy dark modes, so there will never be a way to please everyone! But please consider not making dark mode your only mode.
- _emacsomancer_ 7y agoI have the opposite experience: the older I get, the less tolerant of having my eyes bathed in white light I become.