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Here in Northern/Central Europe, the idea of hibernating, or at least sleeping for 15+ hours a day, is pretty appealing during the winter. The number of dayligh
by keiferski 2y ago
Here in Northern/Central Europe, the idea of hibernating, or at least sleeping for 15+ hours a day, is pretty appealing during the winter. The number of daylight hours is very small and the weather in general is unpleasant. My assumption is that a few thousand years ago, prior to reliable widespread artificial light, people slept a lot more.
- umeshunni 2y agoCould that have been the case a few hundred year ago as well? Artificial light, even candles and oil/wood, was fairly expensive till 200 or so years ago.
- keiferski 2y agoProbably true as well, although I wonder if the more widespread agriculture and crafts meant that people just stayed inside in semi-darkness working instead of sleeping.