Offsets are just fine for timestamps, and other historical data. And much simpler than having to maintain history of TZ data, and trusting that all your collab

Offsets are just fine for timestamps, and other historical data. And much simpler than having to maintain history of TZ data, and trusting that all your collaborators are using the same TZ db. It is only scheduling future events where they fall down. Calendars and scheduling are demanding applications.