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Discussion on: 5 Reasons Why Dark Mode Matters

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Ben Sinclair

It provides the opportunity to present a unique user interface to the end-users of an application.

I don't think you're describing "dark mode" here; you're describing design in general.

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deji adesoga

Design is an ambiguous word and Dark Mode happens to fall under it. So we can say Dark Mode provides the opportunity to present end-users with a unique form of design.

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Ben Sinclair

I think that's the bit I'm getting at - "dark mode" isn't unique in any way. It's a subset of themes or skins. There have been light-on-dark themes since people first made interfaces with colour, and they encompass all sorts of things like high- or low-contrast, large text, simplified buttons, even shades reactive to ambient conditions.
Either every combination is a unique opportunity or they're all part of the same school.