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NioPullus t1_jdwz8qx wrote

Reply to comment by _mAkon_ in Greenland turns clocks forward for last,should Massachusetts/eastern US do the same by Hoosac_Love

Yes. There was a bill in congress, the Sunshine protection Act, which proposed making daylight savings time permanent. It was passed by the Senate but was then never even voted on by the House of Representatives. That’s congress for you.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_jdy5kl8 wrote

There was also a competing bill called the Save Our Sleep Act that proposed making standard time permanent instead if we were to do away with switching.

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NativeMasshole t1_jdymg1z wrote

Which is the better choice. Sunlight in the morning is more important to the sleep cycle.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_jdymom4 wrote

And on the flip side, having extra daylight late at night tricks your body into thinking it’s earlier than it is and you take longer to go to sleep (which is why the experts who proposed the act said people lose an average of 30 something minutes of sleep per night during DST).

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freakydeku t1_jdz9quf wrote

wait you guys want to stay in winter time mode all the time?

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bubblehashguy t1_jdznd7y wrote

Crazy people. People that want winter time all the time must not work 9-5. I couldn't imagine someone who gets home at 5 wanting more winter time.

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Playingwithmyrod t1_jdzt14h wrote

I go to the gym after working 10 hour days. I have maaaaaaybe 3 months a year where I can actually enjoy sunlight during my work week.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_je18wus wrote

It’s not “winter” time, it’s STANDARD (you know, as in regular or normal) time and it’s what sleep experts agree is better for our natural circadian rhythms.

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RandyCheeseburgers01 t1_je11cgy wrote

Using Boston as an example, the earliest sunset time on EST last year was 4:11 PM EST in early December 2022. You realize that this would mean a sunset time of 5:11 EDT if we had switched to permanent DST? It's not like 8:00 PM sunsets would be a year-round thing with permanent DST.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_je18llp wrote

And on the flip side, the latest sunrise in January in my neck of the woods was 7:19. If we had been in DST, that would’ve been 8:19. My work begins at 8am.

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