Why some people cannot use dark themes?

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Olivier Sannier answers that question in his posts about astigmatism and its impact on everyday software usage:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/astigmatism-part-1-starry-effects-olivier-sannier/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/astigmatism-part-2-blurry-effects-olivier-sannier/

Blog version:

https://www.obones.com/en/more/blog/astigmatism-part-1

https://www.obones.com/en/more/blog/astigmatism-part-2

French version:

https://www.obones.com/more/blog/astigmatisme-partie-1

https://www.obones.com/more/blog/astigmatisme-partie-2

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