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		minus7 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dark mode by local sunlight (2021) In my experience that's because most users run their monitors on 100% brightness instead of turning that down. I prefer light mode unless it's really dark.

Lalabadie 18 days ago [–]

I suspect a lot of the comfort preferences come from there.

The average monitor has a brightness level equivalent to screaming in a study room, and a color calibration that assumes fluorescent office lighting.

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