We make a Lemmy user union that's entire purpose is to downvote all posts that feature black text on a white background instead of white text on a black background.

Big light mode has been stealing our memes for too long. It's time to push back.

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33 Comments

spittingimage@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 155d

You would have loved computing in 1980.

Bonje@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 155d (3 replies)

Need to be more inclusive, its 2026.

allow for any color text.

::: spoiler spoiler Including black on black, I wish my memes to be invisible :::

webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 155d

You joke but dynamic content based on site, user settings would be so damn cool and a great accessibility feature.

Granted it may take more data but there is so much more we can do with digital media than just static pictures.

Id love if pictures showed some actual buttons when you hovered over them that can change to a readable font. Feature an explanatory description (or easter egg) Copy parts of the text or link to the oc source.

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 155d

Mmm all memes with text must be transcribed into a native text program that displays the text to each users customisations. Images are attached separately. If you fail to comply you get fucking IP banned lol

MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 155d

Red on blue, I wish my memes to be unpleasant to the eyes

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 155d (3 replies)

Yeah, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 154d (1 reply)

MY EYES!!!!

TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 153d

The goggles, they do nothing!

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 154d

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL. Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL. Hello, HAL. Do you read me? Hello, HAL. Do you read me? Do you read me, HAL?

HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you.

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 155d (3 replies)

Downvote posts that consist mostly or entirely of an image of text but don't also include a transcription in either the alt text or the body.

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 155d

Agreed

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 155d

I want to hear more about this.

XiELEd@piefed.social · 4 pts · 155d

Agree with this tbh

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 155d (8 replies)

Edit: Red text on a background of green squares of various shades. It reads, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

This edit inspired by Zagorath

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 154d

This edit inspired by Zagorath

Fuck yeah!

Btw the other way you can do it (which will only be noticeable to users with screen readers) is to put the alt text between the square brackets.

![alt text](image url)
Fleur_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 155d (3 replies)

Unironically better than black text on white

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 155d (2 replies)

Really? I appreciate your support, but that was the worst thing I could come up with quickly. I say that as someone who uses dark mode across the board, including solid black backgrounds and wallpapers. Should I have used dark brown text on a light blue background?

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 154d (1 reply)

Light level is the problem I have. I don't need every single sub pixel outputting all of its light on every inch of the screen all the time. A flat black background with contrasting letters is ideal to me. I'm okay with sacrificing readability of the text for ease on the eyes.

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 154d

I hear that. I also like that it saves power in devices with OLED displays.

hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 155d (2 replies)

But are you Leto or Yueh?

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 155d (1 reply)

I think I once made a comment that implies I'm Yueh, but I prefer to think of myself as the personification of the tooth as if it were a character in the novel.

hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 154d

Hopefully less of an empty gesture! 😅

ZephyrXero@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 154d (1 reply)

I love my dark mode too, but this sounds like brigading and brigading should be a banable offense on Lemmy & PieFed

Ikon@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 154d

Was all in till I read your comment, now I gotta flip and upvote to a downvote

Lydia_K@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 155d

As much as I agree with you in spirit; come on now, let's let everyone enjoy things the way they wanna enjoy things.

TachyonTele@piefed.social · 7 pts · 155d

My computer growing up was black with green text. I don't even know what your talking about.

Speculater@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 155d

Why can't the server ID the white background and inverse colors? I feel like it should be trivial. But I'm all in for your campaign!

imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 154d (3 replies)

I'm just here to down vote you for "that's"

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 154d (2 replies)

Clearly should've been whoms's.

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 154d (1 reply)

Whomst'd've the correct answer?

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 154d

I'dn't've known.

XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 153d

Every time I look away from dark mode Lemmy and it's excess of text, I see stripes. Maybe it's not the way

pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 154d

I would help, but I've already blocked every user who does that.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 154d
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