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"Skepticism" might apply more if we were dealing with clickbait, but when you compare the "benefits" that DST provides with the misery that it causes, eliminati
by Karunamon 9y ago
"Skepticism" might apply more if we were dealing with clickbait, but when you compare the "benefits" that DST provides with the misery that it causes, eliminating it is a no-brainer.
http://www.sleep-journal.com/article/S1389-9457%2800%2900032-0/abstract?nl=nytnow&em_pos=large&emc=edit_nn_20150309 http://www.sleep-journal.com/article/S1389-9457%2800%2900032...
https://www.gwern.net/docs/melatonin/1996-coren.pdf https://www.gwern.net/docs/melatonin/1996-coren.pdf
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140329175108.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140329175108.h...
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/94/5/1305/?nl=nytnow&em_pos=large&emc=edit_nn_20150309 http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/94/5/1305/?nl=nytnow&em_...
..and many more. You'll note a complete lack of sensationalist articles in the above links.
Keeping DST amounts to self-flagellation. Much like the existence of the penny, it's a thing that has few legitimate reasons to exist and many more legitimate reasons to be burned to the ground.