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It doesn't, because the numbers of time have an independent meaning that people follow that is unrelated to the sun, which is the entire reason that daylight sa
by esrauch 11y ago
It doesn't, because the numbers of time have an independent meaning that people follow that is unrelated to the sun, which is the entire reason that daylight savings time even works: people don't just ignore it and work 9-5 this week and 8-4 next week even though those are the same natural times.
- Natsu 11y agoYeah, they do have a meaning in terms of coordinating when we do things with other people. Which seems to be a better reason NOT to mess with it at all, really... There's no DST where I live. That's a good thing. Now I only have to worry about people who didn't resend Outlook invites after the time change or such.
- bendykstra 11y agoOne interesting consequence of this is that the further west that you look within a timezone, the less sleep people tend to get. > Examination of ATUS activity logs shows that workers experiencing earlier sunset also go to bed earlier and that this correlation between sunset and bedtime persists even if the worker goes to bed well after dark. Coordinated work start times translate this earlier bedtime into longer sleep. Time Use and Productivity: The Wage Returns to Sleep, Matthew Gibson and Jeffrey Shrader
- robbrown451 11y agoThey have that meaning because we are used to it. We'd adapt when a get used to the new situation.