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But that's the whole thing. Why change the clocks when we could change the definition of school time, business hours, liquor/gambling licensing hours, construc

• galangalalgol 7mo ago
  And if we do that, why can't we all just use unix time and let school can just atart whenever makes sense
• henrikschroder 7mo ago
  The reason for daylight savings, as batshit insane as it sounds, is that it's easier to authoritatively tell people what time it is, with a one-hour jump twice a year, than to tell people to change business hours twice a year for a better experience around daylight. It's absolutely fascinating from a psychology standpoint. My one big hope for when countries now stop doing the stupid clock change thing, is that people become a lot more flexible around business hours and school hours, and adapt a schedule that fits people.
  • hilbert42 7mo ago
    "…easier to authoritatively tell people what time it is, with a one-hour jump twice a year,…" Exactly. Also, changing business hours to suit specific work conditions would ease traffic congestion. For instance, a farmer would milk cows at different times of the year. Similarly, milk tankers would be on the road at hours set by cows' routines.