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Why are we still doing this? Stupid and unnecessary. Just get rid of it already.
The short answer is: Because the Northern states that we share a land border with currently observe Daylight Saving Time and we've been waiting literally years for the States to figure their shit out.
Of all the stupid reasons, of course it's because we have to copy america.
Well, getting rid of it would mean that it would get dark earlier during the summer months, which would honestly suck a lot more than having it be dark during the most miserable months of the year (when most people spend their time indoors anyway).
I would personally hate for it to get dark soon after dinner during the summer, since it leaves little time to be active outdoors. Maybe if we had 4 day workweeks it would be different...
I prefer having it lighter in the morning, much easier to wake up naturally instead of relying on an alarm. I don't really give a shit if it's dark at 3pm though because I spend most of my time indoors anyways ๐คฃ
Sleep and SADS research supports this, too. We should be on permanent standard time. Morning sunlight is super important, especially in the winter. Moving to permanent daylight time would cause more problems.
Yes, I do love having to wait until midnight to see the summer constellations. Good job. Well done.
Consider yourself lucky to be able to even see stars at midnight. With all the light pollution we have, most people need to drive hundreds of kilometres away from where they live to have a chance to see them.
Daylight savings doesn't really matter in this context.
I'm so ready for this to end. Stop the madness already!
It's the best part of Saskatchewan.
To be fair, though, we just went to DST and never went back. At my longitude, solar noon is about 1:25 "pm". The people of SK aren't early risers, we just set our clocks so late that it looks that way.
There are people around me who think we should do DST, thinking we'll use our current time as the base, thus being double-DST. Madness.
If someone wants to get up earlier, I'm fine with that. But don't do it by trying to trick yourself by resetting the clocks.
We are about to complete our dark bargain.