The main problem is that the worst consequence of not following this rule is still perfectly usable, while the worst consequence of overdoing it is the
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nightmare that we see everywhere on the modern web.
So lets just not.
Also, a backlight-based screen is not the same thing as a newspaper, where you can easily increase contrast by improving your light source almost infinitely. I can always decrease my screen brightness quite a bit, but there is an upper limit of increasing it.
So lets just not.
Also, a backlight-based screen is not the same thing as a newspaper, where you can easily increase contrast by improving your light source almost infinitely. I can always decrease my screen brightness quite a bit, but there is an upper limit of increasing it.