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> I got to wondering... why did I pick "US/Pacific", anyway?

That's what the authority that defines the zone calls it. Using any other name is adding a useless layer of abstraction.

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It is not, that’s the whole point of the blog post this one follows up on.

The United States Government calls it "The Pacific Timezone." They define it, maintain it, and broadcast it's definition. They're the only entity with the authority to do so. That's what I'm using. I'm not using whatever the time happens to be in Los Angeles, I'm using the federal timezone definition. My timezone should absolutely be just "US/Pacific." Using "America/Los_Angeles" is _absolutely_ an abstraction and it's obviously entirely unnecessary.

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