>Surely this isn't a highly subjective topic that is going to result in people hugely advocating for one or the other purely based on their own anecdotes. Right?
No, it's not. Eye physiology is not a la cart.
Individual preference and placebo effects can be, sure. But whether it's good or bad for your eyes is not subjective. Big Mac combos are "subjective" too when it comes to taste, but not subjective when they are compared to a healthy balanced meal.
It kind of is though. I generally prefer dark mode but when there's enough ambient light, I can deal with light mode just fine.
When I'm in a darker environment, light mode (even at very low brightness) is too bright, to the point where sometimes I can't even look at the screen.
A screen that I can't look at is, by definition, less readable than one that I can.
No, it's not. Eye physiology is not a la cart.
Individual preference and placebo effects can be, sure. But whether it's good or bad for your eyes is not subjective. Big Mac combos are "subjective" too when it comes to taste, but not subjective when they are compared to a healthy balanced meal.