I thought he is using the sun as a metaphor for ugly maps burning his eye not actual brightness. And you sound like a troll who would also recommend radiation therapy when the design gives eye cancer.
I'm not a troll. I set my software to run in full constrast, #fff on #000 and just reduce the screen brightness until it's easy on the eyes. MInimizes power consumption.
the only thing that my eyes didnt get burned is that my pc is connected to my television and my television has a low warm contrast option in it(edited)