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I don't want to abolish time zones. But I would like them to be more standardized. I don't know who else has looked at a time zone map, but it is a clusterfuck
by bena 3y ago
I don't want to abolish time zones. But I would like them to be more standardized.
I don't know who else has looked at a time zone map, but it is a clusterfuck. And that's putting it mildly.
In so many places, you can tell the time zones are set politically, not geographically. Which goes against the entire philosophy of time zones. I should not be able to drive due north/south and change time zones.
I'm not surprised that certain regions in China use a local time as opposed to their "official" time zone.
I also think that's a lot of the reason behind the resistance to standard time year round. Some people live in areas that are geographically in the wrong time zone, so their solar time is already fucked.
- garrickvanburen 3y agothis is the best reason to eliminate them - their crazy borders (esp in Pacific Ocean) betray that they're totally artificial and not actually necessary.