Waddaya mean crusade? Have you accidentally seen one of my other tirades?
Anyway:
- I dislike change. I know it's not a good argument, but I don't like change.
- I don't have a lot against dark mode, on a phone. But...
- Running an IDE or word processor in dark mode screams unprofessional to me. I work in a well lit office environment, during the day. In a bright office I struggle reading in dark mode.
- Using dark mode because you "don't want to have your eyes scorched", is the argument of a hobbyist, working in their bedroom.
- I like to view my end product on screen. I'm not printing documents in dark mode, and presentations are more easily viewable with a light background.
It's not an argument for or against dark mode, but dark mode seems like that time, back in the 90s, when people insisted on using a blue background for word processing. We're just going in circles on this.