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You should read https://qntm.org/abolish https://qntm.org/abolish. Having the day transition not fall within the hours that the majority of the population is a

• 1W6MIC49CYX9GAP 5y ago
  Let's invert the argument: Using UTC only: I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What are the working hours there? Google tells me it is currently 7:00 to 15:00 there. It's probably best not to call right now. Using the current system: I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. When are the working hours there? It's 8:00 to 16:00, same as it is here, of course! Same as it is in New York, Bangalore and Hawaii, at the South Pole and on the Moon. You get the point...
  • falcolas 5y ago
    That latter example is pure nonsense - it's the situation today, and that's not how we do it today. Realistically, both ways you're using a table you looked up online. What's the advantage of one chart over the other?
  • FalconSensei 5y ago
    > I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. When are the working hours there? It's 8:00 to 16:00, same as it is here, of course! Of course not. If everyone uses UTC, Melbourne wouldn't start they working hours at 8 UTC, neither would you (unless you are in a place where 12pmUTC is sun-noon). So you would need to either ask him his hours, or convert anyways