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Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

10 pointsby 0inyesterday at 11:10 PM9 commentsview on HN

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ninjuyesterday at 11:40 PM

You know what's worse than choosing between Daylight time and Standard time...not choosing and having the biannual switching of the clock.

Just pick one and stick with it!!!

I equate this with the MLB finally resolving the dual nature of the designated hitter rule (NL not having and AL having it) and finally having a consistent standard across both leagues. I do disagree with what was chosen, I think consistency is MUCH MORE important

ungreased0675today at 12:03 AM

I prefer standard time, but I’d prefer more for them to pick one and stick with it. Schools can easily change what time they start, that’s always seemed like a stupid objection to me.

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rpnxyesterday at 11:22 PM

No, we should make standard time permanent.

Daylight savings time is bad for our bodies particularly in the winter.

It also makes noon even more out of sync with solar noon.

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Cider9986today at 12:20 AM

People take airplanes all the time and cross timezones. Is the 1 hour switch worse for our sleep?

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ocdtrekkietoday at 12:47 AM

You know different states could choose different answers to which time zone to make permanent and most of the drama of the question would go away.

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