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Hmm. Well, I for one, my spouse for another, LOVE the time shifts—especially the one in the springtime. It is hard for me (us) to imagine not having the time change to DST every year. If the time change is discarded, I certainly hope it is for daylight and not standard time.

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I also prefer the time change system we have. I recognize there are obvious draw backs, but echoing a sibling comment about London. I’m confident if we stopped changing clocks annually, we’d resume the practice in a few years. It is just better to have more afternoon sun in the summer it makes being active with friends and family much easier. If we didn’t change to standard time in the winter, kids would be going to school in pitch black night in most of the country.

> If we didn’t change to standard time in the winter, kids would be going to school in pitch black night in most of the country.

Or, crazy idea I know, but what if we just shifted the school start time by an hour instead??

not a bad idea but every time this idea is floated people freak out because it would make them later for work, etc. etc. etc.

The assumption would be that work starts an hour later at the same time school shifts.

Well if you accept collectively shift all times by an hour, you're effectively arguing for the system we have.

By all means, get up early if that fits your internal clock! But please, let's keep the clocks as close to the sun (ie, clock noon at solar noon) as practical.

Standard time in the summer would mean sunrise at about 4AM here in the Seattle area. That'd be fairly disturbing to sleep.

it is not written in the constitution, the bible, or the laws of physics that people have to wake at the time called 6am and have to leave work at a time called 5pm. people can choose to do activites at the time and level of daylight they choose. societies and groups can decide to change their schedules as the seasons change, as they see fit, without the government mandating that our clocks change, which is confusing as hell

But it is written in tons of contracts and maybe the gov redefining "5pm" is better than rewriting all these contracts.

That happens regardless in summer in Seattle, the sun rises very early. The sun also sets very late in summer to the point of being obnoxious and disturbing to sleep. Why does this not matter? No amount of fiddling with the clock changes the reality of how much sunlight there is.

Lifestyle preferences around sunlight should not dictate the clock.

You’re the only person I’ve ever heard express this opinion… ever. Fascinating.

the further north a person lives, the more likely they are to think the time change is helpful

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