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Stack Overflow is not the only site that needs to fit in the design. Comparing it to sites that only have to do one trick for one audience is a tad unfair.
– rene
Commented Mar 13, 2020 at 7:58
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@rene let them come up with a smart solution that needn't put away with color.
– bad_coder
Commented Mar 13, 2020 at 8:18
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black and white are also colors. Your wish has been granted.
– rene
Commented Mar 13, 2020 at 8:20
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Monochromatic argument. Why not a b&w TV, b&w smartphone, b&w pc screen...Every post looks like a wall of text now.
– bad_coder
Commented Mar 13, 2020 at 10:08
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Stack Overflow still has colour, though. The messages when a post is closed or locked, the "featured" sidebar, the "New contributor" message under your profile (and the associated banner I'm seeing as I type this comment)... the site certainly does look less colourful, I'm not denying that, but claiming it's now entirely monochrome seems hyperbolic to me. As does calling it "the worst design move in history".
– F1Krazy
Commented Mar 13, 2020 at 11:51
@F1Krazy what represents "time&money" for SE members is the Q&A box. All else is an accessory. Those of use habitually battling "wall of text" docs will prefer color, because it eases reading.
– bad_coder
Commented Mar 14, 2020 at 22:22
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@rene And frankly, on these other sites it's equally shit to not be able to distinguish quotes from genuine content anymore. If anything, SO is probably a site less effected by the disadvantages of this worsening update.
– Christian Rau
Commented Mar 16, 2020 at 20:40

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