• thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Can’t imagine a scenario in which a person avoided using Wikipedia all their life till now just because things looked a bit brighter on screen.

    Dark mode makes things easier for its existing userbase (practically anyone with an internet wanting to learn) but that’s that

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      4 months ago

      Ah, well, if you can’t imagine it, then all those people with visual impairments who haven’t been able to read the content previously simply must not exist! 🙄🤦‍♀️

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      4 months ago

      Maybe not avoid using entirely, but I can easily imagine someone that can’t use it for more that 10 minutes or so because the brightness causes them headaches.

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        4 months ago

        That’s true, it will make things easier for the current users. But as I said, I doubt if it will increase the overall hits for Wikipedia or be a last straw for people hesitating to use the site

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          4 months ago

          But as I said, I doubt if it will increase the overall hits for Wikipedia or be a last straw for people hesitating to use the site

          Why the fuck do you think accessibility is about increasing hits?

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          4 months ago

          That’s a pretty ableist attitude. You don’t really know how many people and how much are being affected and is easy to dismiss an accessibility option when you’re nor affected.