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submitted 1 week ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

Most European countries moved clocks forward one hour on Sunday, marking the start of daylight saving time (DST), a practice increasingly criticized.

Originally introduced during World War I to conserve energy, DST returned during the 1970s oil crisis and now shifts Central European Time to Central European Summer Time.

Despite a 2018 EU consultation where 84% of nearly 4 million respondents supported abolishing DST, implementation stalled due to member state disagreement.

Poland, currently holding the EU presidency, plans informal consultations to revisit the issue amid broader geopolitical priorities.

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 week ago

Mid-day should be the middle of the day. Mid-night should be the middle of the night.

You'd need new clocks, those times drift every day, so 12:00 midday would need to change automatically.

[-] zerofatorial@lemm.ee 47 points 1 week ago

Yeah this comment makes no sense lol who is upvoting this?

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

There are a lot of regions that are put into the wrong time zone, because that's easier for business. They're not even close to 12:00 being the middle of the day especially during DST.

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