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Am I weird for only using dark themes in the terminal and then only because 25 year habits are hard to shake off?

I was this way, coming from 1970s computing origins and DEC VT terminals[1], but the Solaris console and OpenWindows[2], and NeXTSTEP[3] and macOS eventually beat me into tolerating "light mode" terminal windows.

Still do dark mode terminals after sunset, though. And Dracula is among my favorite themes.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT220

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWindows

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP

Are you really terminaling right if you're not using green text on a black background?

Is amber passable as a last resort?

I have vague memories of those from even before The Matrix, it is acceptable.

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