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Please, stop changing the clocks! (www.boston.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/boston@lemmy.world
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I personally prefer more sun in the evening. So, I'd be happy with permanent DST.

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[–] 2 points 7 months ago*

I like DST. Thats it. no study, I just like it.

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    [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (13 children)

    Daylight savings time needs to end. Permanent standard time. Permanent DST is a bad idea.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    We're not an agrarian society any more. We can choose a better time standard.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (9 children)

    Health researchers agree. Morning sun is much more important for our health

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    I don't see how it impacts my health if I never interact with it.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    You don't get to choose how your body responds to light

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.5664/jcsm.10898

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    Correct, and my body responds best to a DST schedule.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    This link discusses a survey, not scientific research.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    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

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    • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    We tried permenant DLS already under Nixon and didn’t like. Let’s learn from experience and science andnadopt permenant standard time.

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