▲ 736 ▼ In 2022, the American Medical Association called for a permanent end to Daylight Savings Time, citing negative effects on health (www.ama-assn.org) submitted 7 months ago by pimento64@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 240 comments fedilink hide all child comments I hope everyone who wants to be on permanent DST experiences an eternity of the first day of spring forward, never rested again
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (7 children) 4:30 sunrise in June just feels wrong to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 7 months ago (2 children) Tbf, 5:00 sunset on standard time is not ideal for me either. But a lot more acceptable than having to suddenly adjust sleep because capitalists want to make more money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) The more I think about it, 8 am sunrise if we did permanent DST in late Dec/early January would be shit too. We should just split the difference, lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 7 months ago I'm okay with that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Arizona is used to it. When I drove through in July I swear the sun es already high at 4 permalink fedilink source parent [–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children) You get used it it. Somehow the majority of the world where DST isn't observed has no problem with an earlier sunrise. Makes it easier to be a "morning" person, if anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) Makes it easier to be a "morning" person, if anything. Morning people already get enough perks. Why do I want to help those judgemental pricks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 7 months ago Because if you want to help them, you give them DST, so the sun can rise an hour into their day. DST literally delays the progress of morning and makes more of it, it makes you get up an hour earlier in the morning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 7 months ago (2 children) Tbf, 5:00 sunset on standard time is not ideal for me either. But a lot more acceptable than having to suddenly adjust sleep because capitalists want to make more money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) The more I think about it, 8 am sunrise if we did permanent DST in late Dec/early January would be shit too. We should just split the difference, lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 7 months ago I'm okay with that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) The more I think about it, 8 am sunrise if we did permanent DST in late Dec/early January would be shit too. We should just split the difference, lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 7 months ago I'm okay with that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Arizona is used to it. When I drove through in July I swear the sun es already high at 4 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children) You get used it it. Somehow the majority of the world where DST isn't observed has no problem with an earlier sunrise. Makes it easier to be a "morning" person, if anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) Makes it easier to be a "morning" person, if anything. Morning people already get enough perks. Why do I want to help those judgemental pricks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 7 months ago Because if you want to help them, you give them DST, so the sun can rise an hour into their day. DST literally delays the progress of morning and makes more of it, it makes you get up an hour earlier in the morning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) Makes it easier to be a "morning" person, if anything. Morning people already get enough perks. Why do I want to help those judgemental pricks? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 7 months ago Because if you want to help them, you give them DST, so the sun can rise an hour into their day. DST literally delays the progress of morning and makes more of it, it makes you get up an hour earlier in the morning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 7 months ago Because if you want to help them, you give them DST, so the sun can rise an hour into their day. DST literally delays the progress of morning and makes more of it, it makes you get up an hour earlier in the morning. permalink fedilink source parent