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In the past six years, 19 states have made efforts to move to year-round daylight saving time. So what’s in the way?

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[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In not sure why you're snarkily editing my words to write literally the exact same concept I wrote originally. Nobody said DST gives more sunlight throughout the day. I said people prefer more sunlight in the evening.

All earth time is arbitrarily assigned so noon could be labeled as 2am but it wouldn't change the fact that people want it to be light out later in the evenings.

[–] ExFed@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

why you're snarkily editing my words

That's fair. That's on me.

earth time is arbitrarily assigned

Excuse me if I'm misunderstanding what you mean ... but, no, it really isn't. UTC is defined quite precisely and accurately to track the mean solar time. Time zones are usually designed to balance the zenith of the sun (that's "noon") and regional boundaries (although some countries make some... creative decisions in that regard). "Morning" and "evening" are defined in terms of the position of the sun, not some number on a clock.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago

It's amazing how you clearly understand the arbitrary nature of timekeeping, yet are still fixated on the numbers defining what is evening rather than the sun.