I don't know what kind of flexibility HN'ers have, but the overwhelming majority of people can't just decide to leave whenever they please. And it's utterly mi

I don't know what kind of flexibility HN'ers have, but the overwhelming majority of people can't just decide to leave whenever they please. And it's utterly missing the point, keeping track of time is an inherently social issue. If I didn't care about other people (and again, had no time-related obligations to work or study), I'd most likely just use UTC everywhere and wake up whenever I wanted. I want more light in the evenings exactly because that's when I'm outside, and if I went to bed at 8pm, my social life would suffer. Making solar noon 12 o' clock would be giving the all light to Spooky23 (and wasting most of it), as practically everyone wakes up at most 6 hours before noon, but are awake for 10 hours after. Noon isn't the middle of normal waking day. Making solar noon 2 hours late is exactly the compromise!