Sure, but that’s also true for an iso8601 string unless you’re extracting things directly. But also you’re assuming that your iso8601 string is in local time wh

Sure, but that’s also true for an iso8601 string unless you’re extracting things directly. But also you’re assuming that your iso8601 string is in local time which it may not be (eg string generated in London but accessed in New York). Localizing things to be time zone aware in a way that meets user expectations is hard because it’s a squishy domain specific UX problem, not a technical one so arguing about it like a technical issue feels like a wrong approach.