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factotvm OP t1_j0zvetj wrote
factotvm OP t1_j0ztiiz wrote
Reply to comment by Ma1eficent in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
Ah, so you’re changing event times AND the clock on the wall. Congratulations on winning.
factotvm OP t1_j0zsncc wrote
Reply to comment by playfulmessenger in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others.
If I were hoping to be a dictator, why would I try and sway public opinion on Reddit? My hope is to remind folks that they’re about to repeat the same mistake 50 years later. The beauty of clocks (and “clockwise”) is our Sol. If humans embrace the heavens, instead of thinking we control it, we will reconnect with nature.
factotvm OP t1_j0znjyj wrote
Reply to comment by Aircooled65 in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
The current plan is to extend Daylight Saving Time year round. This was also done almost 50 years ago—and was abandoned. I suppose those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.
factotvm OP t1_j0zltgk wrote
Reply to comment by playfulmessenger in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
We did permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s, and it was a disaster. It turns out a snap public opinion isn’t the best way to determine the right thing to do.
When we say “noon”, it means something. Don’t change that, but instead change the time we do things. The result is the same, but the connection to the sun is maintained.
It would be akin to folks saying it’s too cold in the winter, so lets shift the temperature by 10 degrees.
Everyone that says, “but I get out of work too late,” is missing the point. I don’t know why changing the hours we open an office is seen as harder than changing the clocks on the wall. Start with schools and the government. Summer hours are already a thing.
factotvm OP t1_j0zhop7 wrote
Reply to comment by bonbon367 in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
I quoted “Daylight Saving” because the amount of sunlight does not change. So, whether it is 5am (where ante meridian means something) or 6am matters not. You’re just making up a number.
factotvm OP t1_j1cm3nz wrote
Reply to comment by CheckmateApostates in It is 7:34 in the morning the day before the winter solstice. Look outside right now, and know that if we did “Daylight Saving” time year round, it would be 8:34. by factotvm
This might interest you: https://blog.poormansmath.net/images/SolarTimeVsStandardTimeV2.png
As you can see, the west coast is pretty spot on. For now…