I mean, you’re wrong because you’re treating the times that work etc start & stop as somehow written in stone. So that deserves a down vote. We could have our schedules flex with the Sun if we wanted. Instead of flexing our labels of Sun positions to match our desired work start time labels.
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johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Doesn’t seem to be a popular opinion but I like what we’ve got. Daylight savings is great in the summer when the days are long enough to keep it light the whole time I’m awake. But personally the idea of waking up for work in the winter and having it still be dark for 2 hours is terribly depressing. The sunset moving from 4:30 to 5:30 is not gonna make a huge difference in my ability to utilize sunlight in my day.
ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 3 months ago
So instead of shifting the clocks twice a year, shift our schedules by about 2 minutes every day to match the changing sunrise? Sure that sounds a lot easier.
ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
I bet there wouldn’t be a measurable increase in heart attacks that way.
GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
dont take the down votes personally, stating your opinion online risks people disagreeing. That’s all the down votes mean is people saying they disagree. it’s not a great look to add an edit complaining about downvotes. if they hurt too much maybe move to an instance that doesn’t have down votes like blahaj.zone, i find it very peaceful to not be able to see downvotes and let’s me worry less about stating my opinion on things.
also yeah I disagree with your comment but I can’t downvote from Blahaj ;)
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I have no idea if “feddiquette” is a thing but “downvote poor quality comments, not opinions that you disagree with” is pretty fundamental to how downvotes should be used. My feelings remain unhurt but I will call out shitty behavior.
GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
I don’t think that was ever true even on Reddit. You can’t control how people choose to use their vote and I feel that is how things should be.
acutfjg@feddit.nl 3 months ago
You think using a platform as it’s been designed is shitty behavior?
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The platform has been designed to allow downvotes. If people downvote for shitty reasons, then yes, I think they’re being shitty. The platform only dictates functionality, but humans dictate what’s a good use of that functionality. Downvoting well-formed statements of opinion just because you disagree with them stifles discussion, which kind of defeats the entire purpose of making a discussion platform. Or, put another way, it’s shitty.
Wogi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The time changing twice a year causes enough stress that heart attacks spike 25% on the Mondays following the change.
Even my dogs hate it.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
I know there’s data about this but I still can’t quite understand it. How is the time change any different from getting a little busier than usual one night and missing your bedtime by an hour? I can’t see how a single hour could possibly cause such drastic health effects.
esc27@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Especially when people often travel to other time zones or sleep in on weekends…
I suspect the real issue is modern work culture leaves people with so little free time the chronic sleep deficit can’t handle the time change and a work day…
Wogi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Because it’s universal, and in addition to those other stresses. Those other things are basically always happening at a low hum, and maybe the stress is too much for a few but most of us carry on regardless. But then the second week of March rolls around and suddenlyeveryone loses an hour, and apparently that extra stress is enough for 25% of hearts to just say “fuck it, I’m out!”