Daylight Saving Time possibly permanent 11/2023 (2 Viewers)

[faceman]

Mentally, and psychologically, living in such a remote, harsh climate would make adapting difficult and a serious grind for some people. Again, I preface my earlier point about that not just including Alaska, but other remote, sparsely-populated regions in this country like North and South Dakota, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Yoopers), northern Maine, northern New Mexico cities like Taos.

A very solitary existence, but honestly, I could easily see myself happily living in such surroundings.

Yeah,you'd have to be a rugged individual. Being mechanically inclined and having carpentry skills
would be a must Imo.

 

[Saintman2884]

Yeah,you'd have to be a rugged individual. Being mechanically inclined and having carpentry skills
would be a must Imo.

Considering how difficult, polarizing and toxic so many different people have exposed or shown themselves to be in recent years or over the past 10-15 years, living alone in a semi-remote region or area or having limited contact with most people, in general, for certain periods of time, doesn't strike me as being counterproductive, weird or strange as it once did. It's good for one's mental and emotional well-being to tune out, or "block out the noise" of annoying, persistent distractions, people or circumstances by being alone for extended periods of time to try and regain some semblance of peace of mind.

 

[Saint_Ward]

Mentally, and psychologically, living in such a remote, harsh climate would make adapting difficult and a serious grind for some people. Again, I preface my earlier point about that not just including Alaska, but other remote, sparsely-populated regions in this country like North and South Dakota, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Yoopers), northern Maine, northern New Mexico cities like Taos.

A very solitary existence, but honestly, I could easily see myself happily living in such surroundings.

Why do I keep getting a chatGPT vibe here? Lol

 

[DaveXA]

Why do I keep getting a chatGPT vibe here? Lol

He's the living ChatGPT.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Most Americans on Sunday will “spring forward,” the annual ritual of advancing our clocks by an hour in a bid to capture more sunlight — while dealing with the inevitable grogginess and health risks that result.


But most Mexicans won’t adjust their clocks this spring after their country ended daylight saving time and stopped springing forward last year, a policy that local experts and officials say has led to better sleep and other benefits.


“For many people, this [clock] change was the start of a problem,” such as chronic insomnia and other sleep disorders, said Guadalupe Terán Pérez, a sleep medicine physician in Mexico City and past president of the Sociedad Mexicana Para la Investigación y Medicina del Sueño, the Mexican medical society for sleep research.


“Now, we don’t have this change — and many people sleep better,” she added, estimating that perhaps 10 to 15 percent fewer Mexicans would develop sleep disorders because the country put daylight saving time to bed.


Mexico’s decision is just the latest wrinkle in a long-running debate about how to set the world’s clocks, with the global population split across political and geographic lines.

Most of the United States and many countries in Europe observe daylight saving time, moving their clocks forward an hour in the spring and rolling them back in the fall, a policy that took hold amid arguments that it would help maximize energy expenditures during World War I.

Some lawmakers in the United States are pushing to go further, endorsing a plan for year-round daylight saving time to maximize sunlight during working hours in the winter.

Congressional leaders and the White House have hit the snooze button on the plan, with the legislation stalled in committee.


Meanwhile, most countries follow what’s known as standard time, which sleep experts say more naturally aligns with the body’s circadian rhythms and is linked to healthier outcomes.


Sleep experts said Mexico is right to return to standard time — and Americans should stop fidgeting with their clocks twice per year, too…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/08/daylight-saving-time-debate-mexico-end/

 

[Bill]

Most Americans on Sunday will “spring forward,” the annual ritual of advancing our clocks by an hour in a bid to capture more sunlight — while dealing with the inevitable grogginess and health risks that result.


But most Mexicans won’t adjust their clocks this spring after their country ended daylight saving time and stopped springing forward last year, a policy that local experts and officials say has led to better sleep and other benefits.

There would be no "grogginess" or "health risks" if the lawmakers would just get off their collective butts and make daylight saving time permanent. Everyone would sleep just fine if they didn't keep making us change our clocks twice a year. It would be better for most everyone if there was extra daylight at the end of their secular day. When it comes to making this permanent, there's an awful lot of whining out there for absolutely no reason. People just love to hear themselves moan about something.

 

[GW93]

There would be no "grogginess" or "health risks" if the lawmakers would just get off their collective butts and make daylight saving time permanent. Everyone would sleep just fine if they didn't keep making us change our clocks twice a year. It would be better for most everyone if there was extra daylight at the end of their secular day. When it comes to making this permanent, there's an awful lot of whining out there for absolutely no reason. People just love to hear themselves moan about something.

NO.

Permanent DST was tried in the ‘70s and it was a mess. The sun didn’t come up until after 8 for the northern half of the country for like 2 months.

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It​

Permanent standard time or at the very least, move the autumn “fall back” to late September so we get a more even distribution of daylight vs. standard.

All other ideas can GTFO.

 

[livefromDC]

Another vote for just staying on Standard Time.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

NO.

Permanent DST was tried in the ‘70s and it was a mess. The sun didn’t come up until after 8 for the northern half of the country for like 2 months.

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It​

Permanent standard time or at the very least, move the autumn “fall back” to late September so we get a more even distribution of daylight vs. standard.

All other ideas can GTFO.

A whole lot have changed since the 1970s. Schools all over today begin before the sun is up.

 

[GW93]

A whole lot have changed since the 1970s. Schools all over today begin before the sun is up.

Don't care, permanent DST is stupid

 

[St. Widge]

I don't care which one they choose, I just want them to stick with the same one all year long. Permanent Standard Time is fine by me as long as they don't change it. Takes me weeks to get used to the time change regardless of direction, but when we lose an hour it's just terrible.

 

[WhoDatPhan78]

I just don't want to change the time this weekend.

If you ask me in november, i would say that i don't want to change the time.

I don't care what it is as long as it stays the same.

 

[Zztop]

Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain

To "spring forward" is more damaging to our health than to "fall back," according to some surprising science.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

I don't care which one they choose, I just want them to stick with the same one all year long. Permanent Standard Time is fine by me as long as they don't change it. Takes me weeks to get used to the time change regardless of direction, but when we lose an hour it's just terrible.

Weeks?

I'd say I'm used to it in a day or two

If they are going to do I wish they did it a day earlier