My pet theory is that a lot of people with mental health issues are either really dependent on taking their meds at certain times, or just really need a steady routine to keep them stable, and in either case shifting things by an hour throws that all off.

And not for nothing, I work nights, and when I work the clock change, it's nice when I get to work 1 hour less, but it absolutely does not make up for when I have to work an extra hour.

[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Don't you love that feeling of having an absolute shit 0100-0159 and then watching the clock reset to 0100 again? I worked last fall when the clocks changed and a couple of us had just cleared calls at the hospital and we were standing around our ambulances talking. I happened to pull my phone out and watched the time tick from 0159-0100 and I was like "hey guys, that shitty hour we just had? We get to do it all over again!"

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

British Columbia, Canada just went to permanent DST.

So far, it seems no different than before. Maybe it’ll be different when others set their clocks back in 6 months.

Realistically, I can’t see it making much difference. People already don’t live in alignment with their circadian clock.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 minutes ago

Didn't California also follow suit?

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 2 hours ago

I want perminate standard time. Mostly because any US state can do that now, but year round dst requires us congress to change the law. I want to be done with the nonescence now and what the clocks read doesn't matter much so long as they are consistent.