• @[email protected]
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    53 months ago

    The benefit is more sun. Permanent normal time would give us sunrise at 5 am in summer while permanent offset time would give us sunrise at 9 am in winter. By changing the time twice a year we get 6 am and 8 am.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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      83 months ago

      So, completely unnecessary death and injury directly attributable to the time change is worth that?

      • @[email protected]
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        23 months ago

        No, I’m also in favour of abolishing daylight saving time. But it’s not true that there are no upsides of the current system.

    • @[email protected]
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      33 months ago

      What’s so special about sunrise though? The sunset influences our lives greatly as well. I understand 8am is better than 9am for outdoor workers, because they can start working at the same time as other people.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 months ago

        Getting up when the sun rises feels much better than getting up in darkness

        I don’t care as much about sunset, I’m still awake after sunset anyway

        • @[email protected]
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          13 months ago

          That probably depends on where you live and what’s your job. For many people it’s impossible to get up after the sun rises anyway, if they want to be at work on time. I can imagine it could be locally advantageous though.

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            13 months ago

            I also much prefer the sun rising 1h after I got up than 2h after I got up. Or just seeing the first signs of dawn as Im driving to work