Can I ask, why the opacity hover effect on the post? Personal I'd prefer just to have darker text and more vibrant image from the get-go rather than needing to

Can I ask, why the opacity hover effect on the post? Personal I'd prefer just to have darker text and more vibrant image from the get-go rather than needing to hover to do so. Edit: I can see from the blog home this effect makes sense for post selection. Just feel it doesn't work well on the page of an individual post.