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In 2022, the American Medical Association called for a permanent end to Daylight Savings Time, citing negative effects on health (www.ama-assn.org)

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I hope everyone who wants to be on permanent DST experiences an eternity of the first day of spring forward, never rested again

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[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You are passing what's called "an anecdotal argument".

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

OP didn't back up their assertion with data. They don't see kids; I do see kids. It's all anecdotal.

Quick searching shows a CDC survey from 2017 estimating that a little over 15% of American kids walk to school. More recent data would require more time to find than I have right now, but even if it's as low as 1 in 10 now, that's still not nothing.

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I'm interested to know what the percentage was throughout time.