OT question: if I create a Mastodon account, will it give me access to a preference that disables dark mode? I would like to read this post and others by Tao, but I can't stand light-on-black text.
It's insane to enforce something like that by default when every study since the 1990s has shown that it impairs readability on a computer screen.
You can add a ".rss" to mastodon profile account page to follow or read it through something that can process rss feeds for a "better" reading experience.
> if I create a Mastodon account, will it give me access to a preference that disables dark mode?
Yes. But note that if your account is on another instance, that wouldn’t immediately help you when you open the page; you’d still see the default theme for that instance. However, you could simply copy the link and paste it on the search box of your own instance to see the post with your chosen theme (including font and colour).
It's insane to enforce something like that by default when every study since the 1990s has shown that it impairs readability on a computer screen.