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We absolutely need Daylight Savings Time, you can argue about Standard Time not being necessary.

Without DST, in my hometown, it will get dark at 6pm every day from Sept 23rd to March 4th. That's depressing for the 9-5ers with commutes.

I wouldn't see the sun past 7pm outside of May 1st -> August 16th.

If we're getting rid of DST, we need to switch the working day from 9-5 to 8-4 or 7-3.

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Pff. People live farther north than you yet they don’t die.

If scientists say that getting rid of DST will lower diabetes/cardiovascular risks/etc. then I’m all for it.

They don't die but they drink a lot ;) and then die.

Where i live the sunset will change next week from 17:44 to 16:42. absolute depression switch.

Can you just start waking up, going to work, going home, and going to sleep, an hour earlier (as measured by the new clock)?

Maybe your boss (if you have one) would let you do it.

I don't have boss. But I am not going to go to sleep at 10pm, just to wake up at 6, because I do things later in the day. Like going out with friends and going to sauna later in the evening and 10-6 schedule would be disturbed a lot.

> Without DST, in my hometown, it will get dark at 6pm every day from Sept 23rd to March 4th.

To clarify, is your hometown in the southern hemisphere? DST generally occurs in the summer months.

No. I'm in the northern. I'm giving time ranges as examples of when it will get dark without DST. Yes, it only benefits me March -> Nov.

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