This seems like such a simple thing to me, and yet the US just can’t seem to get it done. What are the issues preventing this?

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      4 months ago

      I prefer the hour of light in the morning, hands down. Helps me get out of bed and start my day.

      Now, if we could somehow just make it so sunrise was like 645am in perpetuity, I’m on board with that, but the stupid sun keeps moving!

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              4 months ago

              Oh, good point!

              The only point I’m making is it’s personal preference and I’m not sure we will ever find a solution where everyone is happy.

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            You need sunlight to do things outside like jog safely, hike, fly RC planes or yardwork. You don’t need sunlight to get ready for work in the morning. Moving the work day so that there are no daylight hours after work is one step down from slavery.

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              4 months ago

              Those are fair points, but the workday and my kids’ schooldays exist, and my workday and other parents’ workdays all coexist with this school day, and it probably does come at the expense of RC planing and hiking a couple months a year (except weekends), which also happen to be the months folks are most likely to not want to spend time outside because it sucks, although that’s just my opinion from Jersey, and I’m sure there’s places that are more temperate and allowing for outdoor activities in December through February.

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                4 months ago

                Well, here in Florida, the winter is the only time to go outside, the rest of the year is so hot and humid you can’t breathe. We are at least fortunate enough to not be so far north so our days are still longer. However, it is especially frustrating as everyone voted to have permanent daylight savings time year round years ago and the politicians have found a way to not enact it. That also highlights how fake the whole “Democracy” thing is.

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                  4 months ago

                  That is crazy, especially considering we’ve got places in the US that do permanent time.