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Post by caseagainstfaith on Oct 21, 2011 8:18:40 GMT -5
I was reading this article off of the huffington post which basically was giving the history to DST and what not www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/daylight-savings-2011-time_n_1016262.html and 99% of the comments were in favor of ending DST and just having one time all year around. What are your opinions? I know some states opt out of acknowledging DST Arizona and parts of Indiana off the top of my head I know don't participate. My opinion is I think DST doesn't serve a purpose anymore. I think with how society has evolved and technology has changed that the purpose DST might of served at one time is no longer there. I also wouldn't mind not having to reset my sleep cycle twice a year because of DST either. So your Opinions? |
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Post by Mantorok on Oct 21, 2011 8:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by mechtaur on Oct 21, 2011 8:56:51 GMT -5
I'm all for getting rid of it. It no longer serves a significant purpose and its just annoying when I have to reset the clocks.
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Post by Oriet on Oct 21, 2011 9:15:48 GMT -5
I've never liked DST, or understood why we still have it since the reasons it was implemented are really no longer applicable, nor have been in my lifetime.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Oct 21, 2011 9:23:30 GMT -5
Goddamn it, if we change DST again, it'll be the Great Computer Clock Disaster II: Electric Bugaloo.
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Post by brendanrizzo on Oct 21, 2011 9:24:22 GMT -5
I also think we should get rid of it, but considering that this is the same country that refuses to adopt the metric system (or simplify spelling rules) because of "tradition", I have a feeling that it's here to stay...
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Post by caseagainstfaith on Oct 21, 2011 10:03:38 GMT -5
I also think we should get rid of it, but considering that this is the same country that refuses to adopt the metric system (or simplify spelling rules) because of "tradition", I have a feeling that it's here to stay... That is true, but here is a question, is the US (minus a few states) the only one that participates in changing the clocks or do other countries still do it too? |
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Post by cestlefun17 on Oct 21, 2011 10:06:52 GMT -5
I completely disagree. The extra hour of sunlight we obtain in the summer naturally accumulates in the morning. Daylight Saving Time is really Daylight "Shifting" Time...it shifts the day forward an hour so this extra light finds itself in the evening (and the sun sets between 7:00 and 8:00), which to me is more pleasant than sleeping through the extra hour of sunlight at 5:00 in the morning. When this extra sunlight disappears, we shift back an hour so it's not still dark at 7 or 8 in the morning.
In fact I think we're on DST too much of the year. This is no reason for us to be using DST into November. But the system should remain. Really, if your body is screwed up by a 1 hour change then there are bigger issues going on.
The change in sunlight hours isn't as pronounced as you get closer to the equator, which is why southern states like Arizona and Hawaii can do without. Perhaps other southern states might consider abolishing it, but not for us up north please!
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Post by Oriet on Oct 21, 2011 10:19:14 GMT -5
Really, if your body is screwed up by a 1 hour change then there are bigger issues going on. You obviously have no clue about this thing called the circadian rhythm. |
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Post by ironbite on Oct 21, 2011 10:22:24 GMT -5
To be fair he doesn't have a clue about a lot of things.
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Post by Vene on Oct 21, 2011 10:23:04 GMT -5
Really, if your body is screwed up by a 1 hour change then there are bigger issues going on. You obviously have no clue about this thing called the circadian rhythm. He also didn't look at Mantorok's link which shows that there is a 68% increase in lost work days from injuries incurred the Monday after it takes effect. But why do we need little things like data, prejudice and bias are what matters. |
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Post by big_electron on Oct 21, 2011 10:36:22 GMT -5
I don't think we need DST anymore either. We live in a 24-7 world.
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Oct 21, 2011 12:43:20 GMT -5
Eh. I don't really see a reason to change i-- Reason found. Abolish DST please  |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 21, 2011 13:46:51 GMT -5
Actually, I'd like to see daylight savings time simply be standard time and leave it at that. It's nice having a little more daylight and even in winter there's at least an hour of it before anyone except farmers and construction workers wake up so it does seem a wee bit wasteful.
Besides, I like having more light in the evening.
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Post by TWoozl on Oct 21, 2011 13:57:43 GMT -5
Art, that's kinda only relevant to the percentage of the population that still operates on anything even resembling ordinary daylight hours. It loses its relevance when most of the population nowadays resides in perpetually-lit urban centers where the concept of day and night tends to take a beating regardless of your personal activity hours.
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