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Can someone explain the importance of local times needing to be the same? Who cares if I go to work at 3, while you start at 5. Do we think it will force a cree
by syncerr 13y ago
Can someone explain the importance of local times needing to be the same? Who cares if I go to work at 3, while you start at 5. Do we think it will force a creep of the work day's starting and stopping time? Some of us already stay up (or get up) to deal with other parts of the world. Is it that we need to compare our bedtimes with others?
I actually wouldn't mind this. None of our relatives live in the same area as us and anything that requires coordination (e.g., planning to video-chat), requires specifying a time zone.
- bliker 13y agoMajor problem would be counting days. You know that 3 nights equal three days. But if day changes during your afternoon nap, that can lead to some unexpected complications. Eg the natural day would be out of sync with official day.
- telmich 13y agoThat's actually only correct if you think locally - your night does not actually match with your neighbour's timezone night. but yes, it means some people will sleep during "day" while some will sleep during "night". It may be appropriate to think about their definitions when using SUT as time base.
- telmich 13y agoThat's a very good point - getting up is always relative to the daylight AND culture. That's also why messing around with summer time just makes things worse (and many countries stopped utilising it). It's also way easier with one time format to communicate: john: "let's meet tomorrow virtually, I'll be reachable from 4-7 SUT" marry: "great, I stand up at 5:90 SUT, let's meet at 6:15 SUT" It also visualises the differences between regions better and does not force people to think in local time: Instead of getting up at 8 local time, you stand up whatever time makes sense, not locking down to the "usual 8 o'clock" rythm.