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I’m not sure why we ever moved off year-round DST as we used for a few years in the US. Yes it makes for dark winter mornings in the North. But, honestly, there’s not a lot of sunlight to spread around in Boston or Chicago in the middle of winter anyway.

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I think the common complaint was it was too dark for school aged children waiting for the bus.

I'm not saying this is a super valid complaint, it's just the common one.

I live in Boston (42°N) having grown up at 52°N, which may sound extreme to East-Coasters but is hardly exceptional by West-Coast or European standards.

I can assure you there's plenty of sunlight here at midwinter, it's just poorly utilized.

Fair enough. I do winter hiking and the like. It’s just hard to get much sunlight outside of a typical work day.

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