I've never thought that "dark mode" is better for readability or eye strain. It only comes down to preference. And it's a bit weird to quote a load of research to tell people whether or not they prefer one or the other.
The point of research like this is to show what should be the default. The default should definitely still be black on white. Dark mode should only be an option.
For me dark mode completely misses the point when it comes to eye strain anyway. For more than ten years now I've been using a low contrast colour scheme. It happens to be light on dark, but it's far from white on black (it's called Zenburn). I use this for emacs as well as terminals, which is where 90% of my work is done. I use "dark mode" plugins for Firefox simply because it reduces the contrast between the web and my work
The point of research like this is to show what should be the default. The default should definitely still be black on white. Dark mode should only be an option.
For me dark mode completely misses the point when it comes to eye strain anyway. For more than ten years now I've been using a low contrast colour scheme. It happens to be light on dark, but it's far from white on black (it's called Zenburn). I use this for emacs as well as terminals, which is where 90% of my work is done. I use "dark mode" plugins for Firefox simply because it reduces the contrast between the web and my work