Do you use a blue light filter?

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BertKoor wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:08 pm Have you heard of Betteridge's law of headlines? If it is worded as a question, then likely the answer is no.

That blue light thing is just media hype. Click bait, another way to get you to consume advertising space. Pseudo-science at best.
Acc. to your own source that's not true. There's plenty of research that suggests blue light at night or for long periods can damage your eyes. I'm no eye specialist though so one man's source is as good as another. Blanket buzz wordy claims that contradict your own link do not favor my taking your word for it htough just being honest.
elxsound wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:44 pm
nusound mind wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:36 pm Anyways I'm not an eye researcher, the question I was asking was whether people used a blue light filter. I like the blue light filter it feels less piercing on my eyes when it's on thus what made me curious if others are using one on their screens.
I love using blue light filtering glasses. They’re cheap and I squint much less when I use them. I have less eye fatigue, so I’m a fan.

The glasses actually just broke, so I’m squinting again and need to order soon.

EDIT: just saw the above notes about on device filtering and I don’t find that helpful at all. I actually squint more when using something like that because it changes contrast and coloring schemes that are meant to make things easier to see.

The glasses I’m a fan of. I also use them when driving!
Interesting, might have to look into some glasses. For myself I actually find it easier to read with a filter although maybe my monitors are shit or aren't set up right, I just manually shave off a bit of blue light and words seem less blurry to read.

Idk it's early stages I'm going to try it for awhile and see. So far so good though, I must say. Blue light in the morning is probably healthy but sunlight in the morning I'd imagine is the best bet for that. That's the way the software is set up and it makes sense that the rhythm of the sun is a good biological basis to start from.

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I'm not even saying you're wrong Bert necessarily, mind you, I'm just saying that you've made a net negative case for your argument so far, in my estimation.

Blue light is the devil! I say. no jk heheh :hihi:

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Here's an article from Harvard . https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying- ... -dark-side

I'm not taking their word for it either but i like citations to actual research. This and the other webmd link I put on the previous page were the first two credible looking links that popped up on a very basic search for what it's worth, which in itself is up for debate. Search results themselves have not always entirely unbiased algo's, but that's another conversation.

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I should have read that Time article in total before posting it. This one is imho more balanced:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... lth-issues
Too much good slashing of it by simple common sense in there to quote.

The subject is controversial, research is inconclusive, this is perfect hype material. Lucky for you f.lux is freeware, so no harm is done in any way.
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nusound mind wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:23 pm There's plenty of research that suggests blue light at night or for long periods can damage your eyes.
"Suggestion" is not good enough.

Walk outside in daylight. Look at the blue sky, not in the sun. You get a zillion times more blue & ultraviolet light on your retina this way than from a phone screen. Human kind and animals have been doing that for millions of years, and we are still alive.
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BertKoor wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:19 pm
The subject is controversial, research is inconclusive, this is perfect hype material. Lucky for you f.lux is freeware, so no harm is done in any way.
This (the bold) I can agree with, it's a more balanced and reasonable take I think. Everyone's eyes are a little different so it's not a one size fits all thing. Age prob. being one of the more significant variables.

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BertKoor wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:25 pm we are still alive.
I’m ready just in case you’re wrong.

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