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redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I think the compromise would be the country/region that proposes global time should get the +12h offset. If it’s not a big deal, then they can deal with such a large offset themselves and spare the rest of the world from the brunt of the pain.

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HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
nah, a 12-hour offset is boring and easy to deal with. give them a 6-hour offset.

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- redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  12h offset is where it causes the maximum confusion to society because the date changes right in the middle of the day. In our personal and professional live, we never considered the date can change right in the middle of the day, causing wide variety of minor inconvenience in our daily life. Some examples of minor inconveniences:
  
  They’ll going to celebrate new year at noon. No more firework shows (could be good for the environment?).
  
  Is today your friend’s birthday yet? Or is it in the afternoon?
  
  should we celebrate christmas on 24th-25th or 25th-26th?
  
  and more minor inconveniences…
  
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