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Oregon and Washington have already passed bills to change, but the bills require California to also pass one, and they have not. Oregon signed their bill in 2019.
I care more about sunset than sunrise, so if people are proposing to get rid of DST instead of making permanent DST I will fight them tooth and nail. I get that it's subjective, but my subjective view is that having sunlight after work is more important, and I stand by that.
I care more about sunset than sunrise, so if people are proposing to get rid of DST instead of making permanent DST I will fight them tooth and nail. I get that it's subjective, but my subjective view is that having sunlight after work is more important, and I stand by that.
Yeah, that's most people, I think. We're fine with getting rid of the time shift, but if we're going to do that, it makes more sense that the back half of the day have sunlight for longer. People need to do things and kids need to play. Most folks aren't going to work to plow fields anymore.
It's funny how the real reason we jump through time hoops escapes the conversation... the business class doesn't want to offer flexable work time for employees. The OP links to another site that says the science is in: "Wake up to the morning sun". Well, clearly, the answer is then to get rid of the stupid two shift shuffle each year (use standard time), get up to the sunrise, and go to fucking work. But NO, business…
And your friends would have to have the same flexibility.
Also, you'll have to use your flexibility to go to bed before them to wake up and enjoy your evening sun.
Just move sunset later. It's a simple logistical option to apply uniformly that will maximize happiness.
I care more about sunset than sunrise, so if people are proposing to get rid of DST instead of making permanent DST I will fight them tooth and nail. I get that it's subjective, but my subjective view is that having sunlight after work is more important, and I stand by that.
What if we kept standard time year round but you were allowed to change your work schedule from month to month as the seasons changed?
It's much easier to change our clocks twice a year.
I care more about sunset than sunrise, so if people are proposing to get rid of DST instead of making permanent DST I will fight them tooth and nail. I get that it's subjective, but my subjective view is that having sunlight after work is more important, and I stand by that.
I think that most people would want to switch to permanent daylight saving time.
This moves the sunset "later" in the day so that you get more sunlight after work.
This is good for restaurants and leisure activities.
Arguments against this typically come in a few flavors every time this subject comes up:
> But the sun should be overhead at noon.
> But kids will have to go to school in the dark.
> But employers could just start work earlier.
> But early risers prefer to enjoy time before work than after work.
You need to change the schedule if you don't like the hours. Changing the clock does nothing!
If the point is that business are closing too late so we lose too much daylight during winter, then we need to tell businesses to move their operating hours earlier.
My gut says that we decided school should operate 8-3 and work 9-5 for a reason. If we were to move the clock permanently by an hour, why wouldn't those times just shift as well?
I care more about sunset than sunrise, so if people are proposing to get rid of DST instead of making permanent DST I will fight them tooth and nail. I get that it's subjective, but my subjective view is that having sunlight after work is more important, and I stand by that.
It is not subjective according to the scientists.
We need daylight savings time. What we don't need is standard time.
Why not just use standard time, and shift schedules so that standard office hours are from 10am-6pm?