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Please, stop changing the clocks! (www.boston.com)
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I personally enjoy more sun in the evening. I'd be happy with permanent DST.

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[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Daylight savings time needs to end. Permanent standard time. Permanent DST is a bad idea.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Health researchers agree. Morning sun is much more important for our health

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't see how it impacts my health if I never interact with it.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You don't get to choose how your body responds to light

https://link.springer.com/article/10.5664/jcsm.10898

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Correct, and my body responds best to a DST schedule.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] mj_marathon@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This link discusses a survey, not scientific research.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There's also named experts in that article, in addition to my first link above

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bc-daylight-saving-health-concerns-9.7114947

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24618-8

Morning light is simply more important for our sleep quality (sets our circadian rhythm right)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6814154/

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/daylight-saving-time-sleep-health-science

[–] mj_marathon@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

The US already bends over backwards to accommodate morning people

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're not an agrarian society any more. We can choose a better time standard.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why can’t we split the difference and move it 30 minutes one last time?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Fuck it, let's do it