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

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        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

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          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?

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

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      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

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            I use my e-reader’s dark mode when I am reading in the dark and the backlight is on. So, in the one instance where it is actually emitting light.

            • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.world
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              Even with the “backlight” it’s far less harsh than an LCD or OLED panel because it’s not actually a back light, e-ink display have a “frontlight” that actually directs the light back at the display instead of from behind it facing outward towards the user

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              FYI ereaders don’t emit light even with the light on. They use lights hidden on the sides under the bezels, and that light gets distributed above the screen using a kind of gel layer. The screen then reflects that light back.

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                Isn’t the device emitting light though, if not the screen itself? I don’t know if there is a technical definition of “emit” that is narrower, but I just meant that there is one time where the device itself is the brightest thing in the room and dark mode reduces that.

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                  Yeah I guess that’s fair, but I think that the fact that the light isn’t directly shining in your eyes but is reflected, makes quite a difference. Still, use whatever mode feels most comfortable to you! Just sharing knowledge.