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Please, stop changing the clocks!
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Daylight savings time needs to end. Permanent standard time. Permanent DST is a bad idea.
We're not an agrarian society any more. We can choose a better time standard.
Why can’t we split the difference and move it 30 minutes one last time?
Fuck it, let's do it
Health researchers agree. Morning sun is much more important for our health
The US already bends over backwards to accommodate morning people
I don't see how it impacts my health if I never interact with it.
You don't get to choose how your body responds to light
https://link.springer.com/article/10.5664/jcsm.10898
Correct, and my body responds best to a DST schedule.
You're in the minority then.
https://aasm.org/sleep-experts-prescribe-year-round-standard-time-for-brighter-mornings-safer-streets-and-better-sleep/
This link discusses a survey, not scientific research.
There's also named experts in that article, in addition to my first link above
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bc-daylight-saving-health-concerns-9.7114947
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24618-8
Morning light is simply more important for our sleep quality (sets our circadian rhythm right)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6814154/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/daylight-saving-time-sleep-health-science
Hmm, would love to read the full paper!
https://files.catbox.moe/v366b0.pdf