Brodie RobertsonOct 8, 2024

If there is one political belief I will never budge on, it's daylight savings being a ridiculous concept that should have been done away with years ago. All of the research on it points to none of the purported benefits being real, and it being a net negative.

I don't care which side of the clock SA falls on, whether it's +9:30 or +10:30, just stop changing it. All of these other countries seem to function just fine without it, I'm sure the people who want an extra hour of sun can adapt.

Show threadRitchieOct 8, 2024

@BrodieOnLinux In Canada, when we switch to standard time, the sun sets so early that I have essentially 4 to 5 hours of safety before I cannot be outside due to my blindness.

Yet, during the summer, dangerous light levels set in at around 8 to 9 PM.

All of this assumes I wake up at noon.

If you're not going to abolish DST, at the very least, you should activate it during the months where the sun normally sets before I've drank my morning coffee.

Show threadNiceMicroOct 8, 2024
@acidiclight @BrodieOnLinux but if you wake up every day at noon, you are already ignoring the clock.
Show threadRitchie
@nicemicro nah I usually get really nasty nausea if I wake up super early, noon is when I have enough energy to get up out of bed even though I'm awake usually by 10 AM
Oct 8, 2024 at 10:34pmWeb