Why are we still doing this? Stupid and unnecessary. Just get rid of it already.
Well, getting rid of it would mean that it would get dark earlier during the summer months, which would honestly suck a lot more than having it be dark during the most miserable months of the year (when most people spend their time indoors anyway).
I would personally hate for it to get dark soon after dinner during the summer, since it leaves little time to be active outdoors. Maybe if we had 4 day workweeks it would be different…
I agree with not keeping standard time, I already get 0430 sunrise, I don’t need 0330 sunrise. However year long savings time would work for me; 08-1700 daylight instead of 07-1600 at the solstice. (Times based on Montréal civil twilight)
I also acknowledge I’m on an east edge of a timezone, so the west edge (like Thunder Bay) may disagree. With the advances in automated timekeeping technology, this shouldn’t be an issue, we can adjust where that line in the sand is.
Which one to choose is such a non-issue it shouldn’t even be discussed.
It’s just a number on the clock. The day doesn’t actually get any longer or shorter, it doesn’t actually get darker any earlier, the only thing that changes is the number on the clock. So adjust your life based on the actual darkness. Start work an hour earlier, go to bed an hour earlier, etc etc and wow it’s exactly the same thing as you were doing before.
I just can’t believe people even argue about this.
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You typed all that and still don’t realize the problem is with the start time of school/work?
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