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I'm another in the camp of "Why not standard time?" It seems like a lot of experts agree Standard Time is more healthy. Plus two whole countries (admittedly in

I'm another in the camp of "Why not standard time?" It seems like a lot of experts agree Standard Time is more healthy. Plus two whole countries (admittedly in Europe) tried permanent DST and either stopped it or flipped to permanent Standard Time. So is this just an uninformed position we're pushing forward or is the US truly unique? Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

tonfa 6y ago
At least france and spain are at DST or more the whole year (winter is DST and summer is DST++). I haven't heard people clamoring for moving out of winter DST (actually permanent DST++ is kinda popular since it's now part of the culture to have late leisure time)
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presentation 6y ago
Also, I'm based in Asia, and it would help me have more times for meetings with my US teammates without having to wake up super early :) Not looking forward to next week onward...
Viliam1234 6y ago
Could there be a compromise solution possible like, dunno, using Standard Time half of the year and Daylight Saving Time the other half? Just kidding, of course. Yeah, I'm in the same camp. If you need to wake up earlier, tell people to wake up earlier, do not redefine time. What's next, redefining meter, because sticks shorter than one meter are more convenient to use? Businesses would probably lobby to redefine time, so we can work more, while nominally having 8-hour workdays.
abandonliberty 6y ago
"Tried it and flipped" is pretty weak. They had complaints. I'm sure there were complaints both ways. Maybe arguing that something is 'default' is easier. This evidence isn't really compelling in either direction. In any case, we should just all switch to UTC. Software development and global trade would benefit.

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I'm another in the camp of "Why not standard time?" It seems like a lot of experts agree Standard Time is more healthy. Plus two whole countries (admittedly in

by khalilravanna 6y ago

tonfa 6y ago
At least france and spain are at DST or more the whole year (winter is DST and summer is DST++). I haven't heard people clamoring for moving out of winter DST (actually permanent DST++ is kinda popular since it's now part of the culture to have late leisure time)
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presentation 6y ago
Also, I'm based in Asia, and it would help me have more times for meetings with my US teammates without having to wake up super early :) Not looking forward to next week onward...
Viliam1234 6y ago
Could there be a compromise solution possible like, dunno, using Standard Time half of the year and Daylight Saving Time the other half? Just kidding, of course. Yeah, I'm in the same camp. If you need to wake up earlier, tell people to wake up earlier, do not redefine time. What's next, redefining meter, because sticks shorter than one meter are more convenient to use? Businesses would probably lobby to redefine time, so we can work more, while nominally having 8-hour workdays.
abandonliberty 6y ago
"Tried it and flipped" is pretty weak. They had complaints. I'm sure there were complaints both ways. Maybe arguing that something is 'default' is easier. This evidence isn't really compelling in either direction. In any case, we should just all switch to UTC. Software development and global trade would benefit.