how dark mode killed good design

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Is dark mode really better than light mode? In this video, Sabrina dives into the long-standing internet debate and explores the claims that dark mode is better for your eye strain, sleep health, battery life, and visual clarity. Along the way, she discovers why dark mode was really invented and how its evolution may be destroying good design.

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Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Video Editing by Joe Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Joe Trickey
Featuring Video Assets from Apple and @kazumanyaa

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 if discord light mode has no haters, i am no longer of this Earth
00:30 sabrina discovers she is in an echo chamber
01:08 sabrina is determined to stay in her echo chamber
01:26 why people think dark mode is better than light mode
02:00 is dark mode better for your health?
02:50 is dark mode better for battery life?
03:03 is dark mode better for readability?
03:17 a long winded excuse to code the hardest game on Brain Age for the Nintendo DS
05:32 graphs! graphs! graphs!
06:15 how light mode helps you see more clearly
06:26 is dark mode actually better than light mode?
06:50 a nihilistic twist
08:37 why does dark mode exist?
09:10 the origins of the dark mode and light mode divide
10:10 dark mode and light mode lovers to enemies lore
11:10 the real dark mode was the friends we made along the way
11:26 SIKE!
11:33 old man yells at clouds
12:39 ngl the clouds kinda deserve it
13:06 woman afraid of having strong opinions on the internet
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Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here’s a classic dark mode joke:
Why do developers like dark mode? Because light attracts bugs.

Leave a comment with the word BUG to let me know you were here 😉