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0 pointsverall16d ago0 comments

I'd rather have it switch than do permanent standard time. It's not good to end your workday in total darkness if you can avoid it. It's nice to wake up in early darkness and see the sun rise. Best would be permanent daylight time.

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AuryGlenz15d ago

It’s always this argument with people, all totaled up against people’s overall health - as pretty much every sleep scientist agrees, kids actually being able to get to school because it’s not too cold (not to mention safety as far as light goes), and making night owl’s lives hell.

But yeah, you definitely need to drive home in the light instead of the dark for those two months out of the year or whatever. Definitely worth it.

verallOP15d ago

I'm a night owl and daylight time does not make my life hell, kids don't walk to school in the US anymore, and yes, experiencing the daylight for 2 more months of the year is worth it.

AuryGlenz14d ago

Ok, well, I'm a night owl and it makes things significantly harder for me, and pretty much every single teenager in the US to boot. Kids don't walk to school, but they do wait for school buses. Late starts are already common in northern states due to cold, and some kids do in fact still walk to school in the morning, and that's way more dangerous in the dark.

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