▲ 722 ▼ In 2022, the American Medical Association called for a permanent end to Daylight Savings Time, citing negative effects on health (www.ama-assn.org) submitted 8 months ago by pimento64@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 242 comments fedilink hide all child comments I hope everyone who wants to be on permanent DST experiences an eternity of the first day of spring forward, never rested again
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (7 children) I wish I got to set the schedule to everything in my life permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (6 children) You could just make the numbers be whatever you want if that's what you need to feel good about the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (5 children) Again, I don’t get to set my own schedule, they’re determined by these numbers that while arbitrary, are rigid. Drop a kid off an hour late to school every day and have fun explaining that to a truancy officer, or tell your boss you’re leaving work an hour early to catch some sunlight and see how that goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (4 children) So drop them off at the same time, but just call it 8 instead of 7. Or is it more important to force everyone else to be on the same arbitrary number as you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) It’s not about the arbitrary number, it’s about where the sun is when that number not dictated by me rolls around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago Seems very important to you that the arbitrary number go the other way instead. Same argument applies. I don't give a fuck which way it goes, just pick one and stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (6 children) You could just make the numbers be whatever you want if that's what you need to feel good about the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (5 children) Again, I don’t get to set my own schedule, they’re determined by these numbers that while arbitrary, are rigid. Drop a kid off an hour late to school every day and have fun explaining that to a truancy officer, or tell your boss you’re leaving work an hour early to catch some sunlight and see how that goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (4 children) So drop them off at the same time, but just call it 8 instead of 7. Or is it more important to force everyone else to be on the same arbitrary number as you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) It’s not about the arbitrary number, it’s about where the sun is when that number not dictated by me rolls around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago Seems very important to you that the arbitrary number go the other way instead. Same argument applies. I don't give a fuck which way it goes, just pick one and stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (5 children) Again, I don’t get to set my own schedule, they’re determined by these numbers that while arbitrary, are rigid. Drop a kid off an hour late to school every day and have fun explaining that to a truancy officer, or tell your boss you’re leaving work an hour early to catch some sunlight and see how that goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (4 children) So drop them off at the same time, but just call it 8 instead of 7. Or is it more important to force everyone else to be on the same arbitrary number as you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) It’s not about the arbitrary number, it’s about where the sun is when that number not dictated by me rolls around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago Seems very important to you that the arbitrary number go the other way instead. Same argument applies. I don't give a fuck which way it goes, just pick one and stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (4 children) So drop them off at the same time, but just call it 8 instead of 7. Or is it more important to force everyone else to be on the same arbitrary number as you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) It’s not about the arbitrary number, it’s about where the sun is when that number not dictated by me rolls around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago Seems very important to you that the arbitrary number go the other way instead. Same argument applies. I don't give a fuck which way it goes, just pick one and stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) It’s not about the arbitrary number, it’s about where the sun is when that number not dictated by me rolls around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) So it's more important to you that everyone else uses your favorite numbers. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It appears to me you don’t got it, but the stakes couldn’t be lower so it is what it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago Seems very important to you that the arbitrary number go the other way instead. Same argument applies. I don't give a fuck which way it goes, just pick one and stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent