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No. The primary benefit of "dark mode" is that it reduces eye strain for folks using their monitor at a brightness set too high for their environment. It can al

• UI_at_80x24 3y ago
  >using their monitor at a brightness set too high for their environment That's rather dismissive and ablest. I need high contrast. Dark background and bright text allow me to view the content. Screen brightness plays a role here too, but it's used to enhance the contrast, not compete against it.
  • CharlesW 3y ago
    > I need high contrast. Me too! That's an independent issue, though. Normal HN text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1, which is great. In contrast (ha ha), greyed-out text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1, which is terrible. So, HN should definitely fix text/background contrast ratios ASAP, whether or not they add a dark mode.
    • UI_at_80x24 3y ago
      >So, HN should definitely fix text/background contrast ratios ASAP, whether or not they add a dark mode. Agreed!
• basch 3y ago
  white backgrounds can be very hard to use or distracting to people with floaters in their eyes. dark mode makes concentration possible.
• dunham 3y ago
  I could go either way, but switching back and forth is hard on me, so I tend to go light because the web is light. (Also because a lot of dark mode stuff tends to be crazy low contrast.) I do however use dark mode when reading in bed and wish there was a pdf reader that did it.
• TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  Or... you could just switch lights on in your room and brightness of your monitor compared to the rest of your environment won't be that dramatical.