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All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3272/
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We can make up for it by skipping a leap year every 24 years
Notable context for the rest of the world: the US Congress is currently debating ending the changing of the clocks every spring and fall.
That can be read both as intended, and as if congress has the debate every spring and fall. Both of which are true.
How about using same time for entire globe?
I just want the sun to go down by 7 every day
By 8*
You do realize changing the idea of changing the clocks to be either one hour forward or one hour backwards doesn’t change the fact that the sun changes position throughout the year.
The summer will feel long and the winter will feel short no matter what. At least in the US.
You can hate it all you want but it’s to account for the fact the days do actually get shorter and longer.
Take it from someone who doesn’t have to change their clocks, it’s way easier to deal with that way. The whole process is so gradual you barely even notice it.
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Well I guess in New England it works out better cause it does get dark out earlier in the winter. It’s like some Baltic regions being am/pm vs 24hr.
Better idea: hack the Earth’s code and do away with this annoying axial tilt thing. It’s super inconvenient.
#disable_the_wobble
If you modify the hypnogogic prompt you might get away with it… Or enable a nuclear war.
#hack_the_planet
#tilt_it_back
