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> DST was implemented in 2010 by the previous Government of Samoa to give more time after work to tend to their plantations, promote public health, and save fue
by ch_123 5y ago
> DST was implemented in 2010 by the previous Government of Samoa to give more time after work to tend to their plantations, promote public health, and save fuel. Instead, it “[...] defeated its own goals by being used by people to socialise more,” according to the Samoa Observer.
Maybe I am lacking context here, but that seems a bit mean on the part of the Samoan government. Is extra socializing such a bad thing?
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- vmception 5y agoIt wasn’t the goal of implementing DST so they reverted it Weighing the utility of the unexpected outcome simply wasn’t part of the equation, easy for me to perceive.
- tokai 5y agoI would hazard a guess that socializing here means drinking.
- UncleOxidant 5y agoSamoa is 950 miles south of the equator - relatively close. When you're that close to the equator day length isn't going to vary by much.