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Compare those claimed health negatives against the positives of DST: having more time outdoors in the evenings for exercise and sunlight exposure to combat SAD.

Compare those claimed health negatives against the positives of DST: having more time outdoors in the evenings for exercise and sunlight exposure to combat SAD. Plus more time to be out and social. All positives. With extra sunlight in the morning, most people wouldn’t use it to be outdoors.

lightcatcher 7y ago
Agreed! I'm on an eastern edge of a timezone and DST ending moves sunset forward from 6PM to 5PM (and up to around 4:20PM during winter solstice). This feels like doubling down on how much winter sucks: not only is it cold, but it's now not possible for me to exercise outside in daylight after work
Mountain_Skies 7y ago
You do realize that DST doesn't change the rotation of the Earth nor does it create or destroy sunlight, right?
- BenjiWiebe 7y ago
  DST changes the relationship between the sun and business opening/closing hours. It's all good to tell someone to get up earlier or later, but if their job/whatever is fixed to a certain time then that isn't a choice.
  - dsego 7y ago
    I don't understand why it is easier for a country to move time by decree than to arrange for different working hours.
    - gpvos 7y ago
      Time is set by decree, while in principle every company is free to set its own working hours, making it harder for everyone to agree.
- coldtea 7y ago
  You do realize that people/jobs/schools don't have open schedules, but are forced to work specific opening and closing hours right? Because it sounds like this is news to you...