"It’s true that larger time zones would seem to cheat many people out of daylight by removing them further from their true solar time. But the demands of global

"It’s true that larger time zones would seem to cheat many people out of daylight by removing them further from their true solar time. But the demands of global commerce already do that." Most people don't care about global commerce, nor does it cheat them out of sunlight. And those that do will need to know how to coordinate their clocks regardless.