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As an incorrigible 1990s person, I associate light mode with competence and science and Silicon Graphics pastel GUIs, while dark mode is for people who think everything in “The Matrix” is the height of cool.

It’s probably hard to see the green-on-black terminal while wearing sunglasses in your neon-lit office cubicle, but that’s the price of style.

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I grew up on dark mode on an Apple II+/e/gs. The white background mafia didn't take over until the mid-to-late-90s and forced everyone to use it. I'm entirely happy with the dark mode backlash and getting back to my roots.

Now we have the backlash to the backlash to dark mode which is rehash of the arguments in the 90s proving that time is circular.

Cite all the studies about "people are more productive with white backgrounds" and it just convinces me more that I'm not people.

>It’s probably hard to see the green-on-black terminal while wearing sunglasses in your neon-lit office cubicle

My vision is augmented.

I used those green-on-black terminals for a while before getting my hands on Windows 3.11, and I remember it being very bright the first time I tried it. I quickly got used to the brighter themes, and I felt more "awake" and able to focus more. Over time though, I've reverted back to using mostly darker themes, but only for my personal computer. At work it's all fully light themes.

Not really. Batman uses dark mode. Crime never sleeps man, things look different in the bat cave at 3am, trust me.

Agreed about Matrix type themes, that's something the joker would use and is obviously cursed - but it ain't proper dark mode.

Why so sad?

Catwoman.. look, don't get me started.

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