Why the hell is darkmode locked behind creating an account

fuckyouidcaboutthisaccountgivebackdarkmode

I have zero desire to be a part of the site community, nor interact with posts. I’m here to lurk for a little while, look at some stuff, and then leave. so why the fuck do the site developers think it’s a good idea to lock making the site NOT BLINDINGLY BRIGHT behind giving them your email? There is zero reason for it, and it didn’t used to be a thing so why the fuck is it now?
If it’s for info: surprise! I used a sockpuppet email.
And if it’s for ad revenue: eat shit! I didn’t used to, but say hello to adblock baby.
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The default color scheme for the site is dark if your browser reports having dark color scheme as a system preference. This requires no login at all (and indeed, when I open a new tab in private mode, the site renders with the dark theme).
    link rel="stylesheet" href=stylesheet_path(@conn, @current_user)
    = if is_nil(@current_user) do
      link rel="stylesheet" href=dark_stylesheet_path(@conn) media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
Obviously this isn’t 100% ideal, and it should be a local setting.
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@fuckyouidcaboutthisaccountgivebackdarkmode
As byte[] previously stated, it’s just a design oversight and really should be a local setting that doesn’t require an account. Thank you for pointing it out! We’ll add it to local settings if you’re not logged in.
Also, our ad revenue doesn’t depend on registered user accounts (or, for that matter, it doesn’t depend on clicks or impressions either), and we don’t share your account data with anyone, and only use it purely for purposes of allowing you further site customization, and the ability to receive an account ban rather than just an IP ban. If you’d like your account to be wiped as per our GDPR compliance policy later when the feature is implemented, feel free to report your own account and explain your wishes in the reason.
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