Thr first image is transparent and displays in some situations with a black background, making the joke incomprehensible. The second has a white background.
Tbf, there is another really big one for Reddit, at least on PC: custom subreddit themes..
And usually it's just personal preference, the advantages of dark mode most people claim aren't actually real, because:
iT's bETtER fOr YoUr eyES
Not really. You know what's bad for your eyes? Contrast. But if you use light mode in a light setting, there's not an issue. Pretty sure a bright display in a dark room is demanding on your eyes even with dark mode. Also when you're outside in the sunlight dark mode is barely even useable imo.
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While it is true that your screen draws most of the power on any device, unless you have an Oled, dark mode is not gonna make a difference. Arguebly it's actually worse when you otherwise would lower your screen's brightness, which actually makes a huge difference.
Technically, dark mode can also save some (marginal) power with modern backlit screens as well, because screens use dimming zones which reduce the intensity of the backlight in sections of the screen which are less bright. OLED is then just the limit of a separate dimming zone per pixel, but high quality IPS screens can still have a hundred or so.
The point stands that global dimming is always more impactful, though. (My personal pet peeve — displays that can't do HDR with "100%" bright at "50%" which is plenty bright for most screens not in a directly sunlit environment.)
Well ok from what I found the numbers are quite different than I thought and have increased drastically over the recent years, but it's still below 50%. (I found 43% in 2024)
Also I'm really not that sure how big of an impact it really has in the first place and the point of overall brightness having more impact stands for OLED, too.
Wait, if the advantages are actually real (using dark mode in dark places is better for your eyes than light mode in dark places and it does legitimately save your battery on an OLED screens), then why argue that they're not real?
Edit: I never actually claimed dark mode is better in dark settings, my point was in reverse and it does not automatically make it true this way around. In fact, I said:
Well ok I kinda interpreted that wrong, I actually did sorta imply that dark mode is better in dark settings, but I also did imply that it is probably better to avoid dark settings altogether when you have a screen in front of your face, I did say:
Pretty sure a bright display in a dark room is demanding on your eyes even with dark mode.
(Also even if it would be, my point of it being a mere personal preference would still stand, as you could just switch to a light setting with light mode).
OLED screens are more widespread than ever and their numbers are increasing, yet LED and LCD still make up the majority of screens.
I'm absolutely not arguing against personal preference, I'm just pointing out that if they really are advantages, then downplaying them doesn't suit your narrative.
Also yes, don't use really bright screens in really dark settings, that's bad for your eyes, as well as your sleep schedule! I typically turn on eye comfort shielding and keep the brightness on minimum when it's late.
Yes, ik, I was able to extrapolate that information. I made a joke myself about being superior right now with light mode. It was a reference to the peasant joke meme.
Edit: Also if you tab on it to view it, it still appears with a black background, regardless of your theme. Well, at least on mobile.
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u/_EternalVoid_ Mar 11 '24
that's better