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For me, it’s because when I look at an analog clock, it’s easier to see that there’s a quarter of the cycle left on the minute hand than to convert 9 to 45 mins. So if someone asks me for the time and I looked at an analog clock, I would be more likely to respond with the relative position of the minute hand than with the exact minutes. If I am looking at a digital clock, then I will read exactly what the clock says.

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Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This is the correct explanation. Having grown up in a house full of analog clocks and preferring them still today, it’s hard for me to understand the difficulty so many people have using analog, or why it’s hard to interpret the logic used in conveying it. But it really is just a matter of immersion and perspective. People who prefer analog appear to perceive time in fractions and circular cycles. Half to/past, quarter to/past, etc. are how we actually view and perceive the day.

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- BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  It’s more than just a number.
  
  I like the way you explained it. This is whole it feels when I interpret time from an analog clock.
  
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Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NeopkvAP-ag

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- BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I love this guy’s humor and presentation. It’s so peculiar and original to me.
  
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