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[deleted] t1_iwzot57 wrote

Reply to comment by CarelessCogitation in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks by 1r0ut3

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statsgrad t1_ix0dtqx wrote

Yea I never got why we can't just all decide that work is 9-5 from spring to fall, then 10-6 from fall to spring. Why was it ever determined to be easier to have everybody physically change the clocks, and account for it in every database and computer program, rather than just changing our schedule around the time?

Especially in the age where you can look up a company's hours online.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_ix001r1 wrote

That’s just idiotic. It’s far more important when sunrise and sunset take place than when noon takes place.

Edit: I imagine you must live towards the south, don’t you?

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Felaguin t1_ix02k99 wrote

Guess what, sunrise and sunset are symmetrical around noon on standard time. Funny how physics and geometry work. Given our modern day living habits, it’s generally healthier to wake up with the sun since you’re going to use artificial lights in the evening anyway. You always have the option to get up and work earlier if you somehow prefer to use lights in the morning.

EDIT: I currently live near 40 deg North latitude. When I lived below 30 deg latitude, work and school hours generally started at 7:30 or 8:00 AM and ended accordingly. Changing the clock because you’re too ignorant to understand seasonal and solar cycles is stupid.

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JUSTlNCASE t1_ix0qe0k wrote

Guess what, society is structured around having more free time at the end of the day than at the start. I'd rather have more sunlight hours then so you dont have to drive home in the dark and can't do shit outside.

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