I think many folks, especially in northern latitudes, will regret the early summer sunsets or sunrises if we were to stay on standard time year round. This is,

I think many folks, especially in northern latitudes, will regret the early summer sunsets or sunrises if we were to stay on standard time year round. This is, for me, the only argument that matters. I live in the Netherlands, which has significant seasonal changes in daily sunlight. So, in the summer there is extra light. Do you want this sunlight between 5.45 and 6.45 or between 21.00 and 22.00? I choose the latter, as the light in the (very) early morning is simply of no use to me at all. Of course, if we got rid of DST, we could all just agree to get up earlier in the summer. Maybe we could even standardize that by agreeing to all start getting up earlier on the same day each spring. :-) This is exactly what DST is. Agreeing to all get up earlier.