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What are the perceived benefits?

• knz 8y ago
  People usually cite benefits to farmers, energy savings, declining crime/traffic accidents, happiness due to more sunlight etc. The first Google result for me implies that these are largely myths (https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/03/05/the-5-reasons-to-keep-daylight-saving-time-have-no-science-to-back-them-up/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/03/05/the-...).
  • HelloMcFly 8y ago
    The only reason I've heard anyone in reality desire it is for when the sun is present i.e. later in the day. It's why I prefer DST of standard time as a permanent thing. More sunlight in the evening, that's all there is to it for me. But I'd rather standard time with no DST than the switching we do today.
  • amanaplanacanal 8y ago
    Another data point: Later sunsets lead to lost productivity, more obesity, more diabetes, and more breast cancer. Probably due to fewer hours of sleep. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/19/how-living-wrong-side-time-zone-can-be-hazardous-your-health/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.14e8f21f9d50 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/19/how-livin...
• hedora 8y ago
  The benefit is not having the time change twice a year.
• wil421 8y ago
  I can get more daylight in the winter at a later time in Georgia. There’s no reason I should have extra daylight in the morning. I’d much rather get home from work and have more daylight.