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Cake day: February 3rd, 2025

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  • Per the Wikipedia article:

    It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented for the benefit of farmers.[38][39][40] In reality, farmers have been one of the strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented.[38][39][40] The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and dairy cattle’s readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the sun, so the clock change introduces unnecessary challenges.[38][40][41]

    TL:DR for the rest of the history and rationale: Most of this was rich people wanting more time for their personal hobbies, other people’s sleep and health be damned.

















  • Preface to say I don’t necessarily hold these views, just my observation:

    • .ml is considered “tankie”

    • Blahaj.zone is shitposty and pretty solidly trans-friendly/oriented

    • .world is “neutral,” and I think federated with most instances (I joined this one bc I was brand new here and it seemed beginner friendly, but I lean further left so ¯\(ツ)/¯ may instance hop in the future)

    • Lemm.ee runs similar to .world but maybe slightly more right leaning

    • Sh.it.justworks is predominantly techie

    • Sopuli.xyz seems primarily meme-centric

    • Feddit.org seems neutral-ish and more EU based, beyond that don’t know much

    I’m sure there’s others I’m missing/stereotypes I’m wildly wrong about or not yet informed but that’s what I’ve gleaned so far.