Paper scatters light, smooth glass will reflect perfectly any window, light or glare. We usually don't notice it because we have trained ourselves to tilt our devices to minimize reflections.

Glossy glass is 21st century sexy, though. It looks premium compared to clear plastic.

Insert shrug here. I definitely get headaches after staring at iPad screens all day, and definitely have to squint to see them outside. Don't really care if that subjective suffering doesn't reflect some medically recognizable consequence, I still choose to avoid it.

Is this written by a lobbyist?

Blue light causes cataracts if nothing else. It also affects sleep cycles which can cause fatigue and all sorts of strain on the eye and body.

But “ Does this blue-light pose any hazard to our eyes?

Nope, not to my knowledge”

Animations are not perfectly smooth causing strain on scrolling (I can see the unevenness even on my 11 pro with every scroll). Colors are constructed - ever look at a phone on acid? This also can cause subconscious strain.

The article also fails to recognize that most eink displayed are in fact illuminated.

The bottom line is reading on eink is relaxing in ways a tablet is not.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24296217.