alt Hacker NewsSo... Cuba is the voice of reason?
Yehh Europe is loosing its mind..
I belive this whole clock fliopity flip twice a year is a huge contributing factor to people's "unbalance", and worsening mental state... Especially the northern parts....
We humans are creatures of habit... Mess with the circadian rhythm of en entire population and expect no adverse effect.... Mhm checks out.
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Calling canceling a time change mere days before it was going to happen "the voice of reason" is rich
Switzerland never wanted it: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/daylight-saving-time-wh...
Most of the world is the voice of reason actually.
This is a very European / North American problem for some reason. There are some exceptions, but in general Asia, Africa and South America don't do this.
I remember reading somewhere that we see an increased incidence of heart related ailments around the clock change, hypothesized due to this change in sleep patterns.
> a huge contributing factor to people's "unbalance", and worsening mental state.
This is surely an exaggeration.
The EU again is all talk and no action on this topic. 84% said in a poll to get rid of it back in 2018, parliament voted to end it by 2021. But here we are at the end of 2026 turning the clocks back again. Next march same thing. Honestly at this point I don't think it will ever happen, they will still be "discussing"it in 2040.
> and worsening mental state
How would something that has been in effect for at least 60 years still lead to a worsening mental state over time?
The thing is: everyone has an opinion, but the scientific evidence that one system is better than another is weak.
And it is weak because people are different. Some people tolerate clock change better than others, some people function better in summer time, others function better in winter time. Any decision you make (keep clock change, summer time only, winter time only) will benefit some people and will hurt others. And there is not even strong evidence that one solution is better on average.
For the disruption caused by clock change itself, it is indeed noticeable, like an increase in traffic accidents, but it is just one day, but the effect of being in summer time vs winter time lasts 6 months. So if the clock change makes even a small improvement for 6 months, it may be worth the disruption for 2 days a year. I am not saying there is, it is just that there is no real consensus.
So, by default, when a change may have negative consequence for some people and may not lead to an overall improvement, you don't change.