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    Of course a 6" screen doesn’t produce as much as a ball of nuclear fire

    But that ball of fire isn’t 12 inches from your face at midnight. And, the majority of blue light filter use is targeting sleep quality. A good portion of this comes down to cumulative exposure time. The best solution is to just not look at screens after a certain hour, but no one wants to do that.

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      To what extent is the issue of using screens before sleep a question of mental overstimulation as opposed to specific frequencies of light?

      Genuine question.

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        Blue light suppresses the release of endogenous melatonin. To get an idea of how much it suppresses, it, take a look at the image below. In this image participants were exposed to no light, or a 2 lux light at 460nm (blue line) or 560nm (green line) for 1.5h. source

        As for the mental stimulation part, that’s going to vary a lot more from person to person and how engaging the content is, but you’re right that being mentally stimulated in the wrong ways can keep you awake too.

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        Blue light has a documented effect on our circadian rhythm and melatonin production. It’s been studied quite a bit. I’m sure mental overstimulation is a component, but it absolutely is not the whole story.

        In Western society, there is a big focus on silver bullet solutions because people don’t want to address issues in a holistic way. Thus, you have blue light filters instead of turning the screen off.