I feel like I’m in such a minority of people who think DST is great.
No. I don’t like spring forward, but fall back gets me a nice boost as suddenly the sun comes up an 8 am rather than 9.
It’s winter. The sun is going to set at either four or five (where I live, it’s certainly worse other places and better others). You’re not getting daylight after work. It’s winter.
Do you really not like “fall back”?
You kinda need the back and forth or the work day start will drift whichever way.
That’s one of my major thoughts in favor of DST.
Edit: let me clarify. I’ll copy a better response:
It’s about the change being important.
If we stay on a single “time” (say standard work day starts at 4 hours before solar noon), we’ll drift the work time to start/end the work day at some appropriate time.
The issue is that what that time is that most socially useful changes greatly over the year unless you live close to the equator.
What? I don’t follow.
It’s about the change being important.
If we stay on a single “time” (say standard work day starts at 4 hours before solar noon), we’ll drift the work time to start/end the work day at some appropriate time.
The issue is that what that time is that most socially useful changes greatly over the year unless you live close to the equator.
I don’t know where you work, but I go in at 8:00 EST. Every day. If we didn’t change the clocks, I’d still be going in at 8:00 EST.
Then let employers shift hours or start times if they rely on daylight. Nothing that comes from DST is useful enough to be universally mandatory.
Why would the workday start drift?
Because people would start showing up earlier or later depending on whether we decide solar noon is 12:00 or 1:00.