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[–] nyahlathotep 321 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Books with white pages don't emit light, a screen with white backgrounds does

[–] [email protected] 127 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's like staring into a lamp.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Stare into the lamp and it'll stare back

Edit: also, u crazy, its just a lamp! —Ikea guy

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Yep. And a soft, warm desk lamp is a lot easier in a dark room that a bright white one.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've been reading a dark mode book on an OLED screen and it's such a treat. The background is pitch black but I crank the brightness up so there is a high contrast and the white letters look really sharp. It actually makes it easier to read

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless it's an e-ink screen... then, it doesn't emit light

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

And these also don't need a dark mode.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They do reflect it, though...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone with sensory issues, absolutely they do. I used to struggle so hard in school when I was supposed to stare at white paper in a well-lit room. I'm not sure if most people notice just how fucking bright paper can be xD

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah for whatever reason, textbook paper always has a glossy finish to it. Combine that with bright overhead fluorescent lights in a school and I could see how that could be irritating as fuck.

Other types of written material don't seem to have a glossy sheen like works of fiction and dictionaries. Do you still have issues with those or no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm with you. I've been using invert colors before dark mode became cool. If only I could do it in real life...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not with that attitude.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Plus doing dark mode with a physical book requires a crap ton of ink - it would be very wasteful.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything refects lights, that's how our eyes see!

[–] nyahlathotep 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think the point is that reflecting is ultimately just a form of emitting

it's possible to have harsh brightly lit white paper, as well as dim white screens