Dark mode doesn't equal not "an eyesore". Take for example a sunny day in a well lit room the reduced contrast would make things _harder_ to read. So light mode

Dark mode doesn't equal not "an eyesore". Take for example a sunny day in a well lit room the reduced contrast would make things _harder_ to read. So light mode wins there. Inverse that at night (typically). For me the low contrast of the text and the background is harder to read than HN's default. I happen to like the density of information on HN versus the increased whitespace too. HN is compact but not too compact (for my tastes). It's contextual, I'd recommend putting forth your work next time as an alternative and not _the alternative_.