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> Policy decisions based on dodgy, whataboutism-esque figures You're arguing that people should increase their exposure to acute myocardial infarction (among o
by seangrogg 5y ago
> Policy decisions based on dodgy, whataboutism-esque figures
You're arguing that people should increase their exposure to acute myocardial infarction (among other concerns) to account for dodgy whataboutism-esque energy consumption figures from the 1910s and 40s-50s that have been observed to actually increase energy consumption in modern times?
- RONROC 5y agoEnergy consumption? Myocardial infection? What are you blabbering on about?
- seangrogg 5y agoThe US observance of DST was done for energy consumption, largely coming out of our 2 world wars when energy was a key issue. That said, in watching a state that relatively recently adopted DST, it actually increased energy consumption[1]. Meanwhile, research has shown that the impact of losing an hour due to DST observation has an impact on the heart[2][3][4]. So this policy appears to be one that literally saves lives while at the same time having the additional benefit of potentially reducing energy consumption at a time when we're dealing with an energy crisis. [1] https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w14429/w14429.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w14429/w144... [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189320/ [3] https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/1/1/e000019.full.pdf https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/1/1/e000019.full.p... [4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002914912024435 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00029...