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> The US went on permanent DST in the 1970s and support plummeted after the first winter in DST (which is why we're not on it anymore). More recently Russia tr
by throw0101d 3mo ago
> The US went on permanent DST in the 1970s and support plummeted after the first winter in DST (which is why we're not on it anymore).
More recently Russia tried pDST and went away from it:
* https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/01/russia-state-duma-daylight-saving-time-summer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/01/russia-state-d...
A more southern-lattitude country, Turkey, has stuck with pDST, though some folks don't/didn't like it because of enrichment allegations:
* https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/10/31/permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-turkey-criticized-for-benefitin-compn-rathr-thn-people/ https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/10/31/permanent-daylight-...