Why in the hell are we still doing daylight savings?
2675 sats \ 16 comments \ @Scoresby 8 Mar mostly_harmless
This weekend, everyone in the US has to change their clocks forward one hour (except the wise Arizonans and chill Hawaiians). Does this insanity serve any purpose?
It's for the farmers4.9%
Saves energy0.0%
I like it14.6%
Fiat clown world80.5%
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65 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 8 Mar
It happens too infrequently for its resulting mass irritation to generate political action.
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64 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 8 Mar
I've never really cared about it. It's only twice a year, and the day of the change is normally the only time I think about it. This fall I didn't even realize it had happened until the following morning, when my phone showed a different time than the wall clock.
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54 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 8 Mar
But not all Arizonans.
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44 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 8 Mar
Navajo
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby OP 8 Mar
I did not know about this. Sucks to be surrounded.
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44 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satoshis_Code 8 Mar
Because the government wants to control us
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nuttall 8 Mar
When we really look at the gubbermutt, there is no government. It's just mind control. Individuals act and that's the way it is.
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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @ihave0billion 8 Mar
reminded me of this video of Neil DeGrasse Tyson i watched some time ago:
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83 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nuttall 8 Mar
Just wait until you discover that:
September - 7 October - 8 November - 9 December - 10
Are numbered according to a calendar we don't even use.
February is last month.
We get our spring marching orders in March which is named after Mars. Mars is the first month!
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @030e0dca83 8 Mar
My country lives in a couple different time zones and should share the same. It creates some disadvantages either we don't have mornings or evenings that's why we live with daylight saving system
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @mx12art 8 Mar
Clock changes are just another pointless hassle. Nothing much changes, and it's more of a nuisance than anything else.
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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @Caleb 9 Mar
It also kinda kills people, so there’s that too.
https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000019
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 8 Mar
It doesn't really affect me personally because it's already been daylight for a while when I wake up, but I understand that it would be beneficial for people who get up earlier, because they would be able to enjoy more hours of sunlight.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 8 Mar
It has not been implemented in Turkey for years. The nation is fed up. Because : *Children go to school in the dark. *Those who go to work turn on the lights in the morning. And, of course, most workplaces are open the lights too.
Reason: The relatives of our dictator Erdoğan own electricity generating companies.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @dayOldDonuts 8 Mar
Where I've been living, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, there is no semiannual time change, which is nice. However, I work for a U.$. company so I still usually adjust my working hours to accommodate. smh
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lumor 8 Mar
Helps limit the population a bit by increased heart-attacks when switching.
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