This does sound like me. I don't use screens I bright light and prefer dark themes.
It's easier on my eyes. I wonder if it has anything to do with vision issues. We need a poll to test the correlation of dark theme preference and astigmatism.
I really appreciate the apology, and every web admin and sys admin has either made the same mistake, or watched someone else make it. I could absolutely see my younger self creating an instance of Lemmy and doing the exact same.
The fact that you acknowledged the mistake, learned from it, and communicated the improvements are all great signs that we're in the right place!
Thanks for all you're doing!
Community involvement will bring us to the golden age! Then global warming will kill us all if the AI doesn't get us first!