I dislike change. I know it's not a good argument, but I don't like change.
I don't have a lot against dark mode, on a phone. But...
Running an IDE or word processor in dark mode screams unprofessional to me. I work in a well lit office environment, during the day. In a bright office I struggle reading in dark mode.
Using dark mode because you "don't want to have your eyes scorched", is the argument of a hobbyist, working in their bedroom.
I like to view my end product on screen. I'm not printing documents in dark mode, and presentations are more easily viewable with a light background.

It's not an argument for or against dark mode, but dark mode seems like that time, back in the 90s, when people insisted on using a blue background for word processing. We're just going in circles on this.

[–] rustyj@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

I was having legitimate eye strain issues before using dark mode in more places. I also only have vision in one eye, so that factor is in the mix. Anyhow, for me, dark mode is more of an accessibility tool, not "some hobbyist thing".

[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Dark mode to me harkens back to the days of terminals and mainframes. Light mode was popularized by the likes of Apple who believed in the wysiwyg philosophy. A document on screen should resemble its counterpart on paper.

But dark does seem to be in vogue once again. Something I did not see coming, much like how vinyl came back—which also tends to be a dark medium now that I think of it, though I can't think of any reason it really needs to be? Hmm…

[–] fum@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

In some cases it did. I often come across dark theme only websites.