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Am I the only one that likes DST? I think that it has important function of enabling socializing and nightlife in the northern hemisphere. I was never bothered
by venomsnake 13y ago
Am I the only one that likes DST? I think that it has important function of enabling socializing and nightlife in the northern hemisphere.
I was never bothered by it. The switch requires day or two at most. And because certain hours are ingrained in the society fabric as late or early it is just not possible to achieve the same effect with mandating transport and businesses to shift an hour early/late.
It works a bit like central bank monetary policy - it is easier to devalue/strengthen the currency than to renegotiate a few billion contracts.
So it is better to shift the time an hour to have a better utilization of the workday than to have all of the time arrangements changes.
In the summer there is a lot of light that goes underutilized on 9 to 5 workday, but in the winter it is bad for people to start working while dark-ish outside.
if we want to remove DST we have to get rid of 9 to 5 workday. Good luck with that.
- oe 13y agoWhy is it bad to start working while it's dark outside? The problem I have with DST isn't the summer time, but the "normal time". It just doesn't make any sense to me that it's light at 7am and dark at 5pm when you're working from 9 to 5. To enjoy any sunlight during the day you'd have to wake up way early.
- ollysb 13y agoThis is it, I want to enjoy the sunlight in my free time, not use it all up while I'm commuting and working. A couple of hours of sunlight after I finish working would improve my experience of winter immeasurably.