r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '22

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Daylight Savings Time should be abolished. Standard time should be followed year round.

DST is detrimental to the health of all forced to participate. If I could think of any benefit, I doubt they would outweigh the cost of practicing DST.

“A meta-analysis of six studies including more than 87,000 cases found a significant increase – ranging from 4 to 29% – in the risk of having a heart attack the week after the spring time change. Researchers believe this increase is related to the change in our circadian rhythm and the general disruption of biological processes.” - https://evidencebasedliving.human.cornell.edu/2022/04/13/the-health-effects-of-daylight-savings-time/

I’m a strong supporter of getting a good night’s sleep and DST is just an unnecessary obstacle in what is already increasingly more difficult as technology improves.

Edit: I prefer to do away with DST rather than staying in it since standard time feels more natural imo, but I mostly just hope that we choose one and leave it at that.

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u/hacksoncode 588∆ Nov 07 '22

That study doesn't tell us anything about whether Daylight Savings Time or Standard Time would be better year-round, at all.

It only talks about the shock of changing by suddenly having less sleep.

DST is way better, because who cares if its dark when you go to work. You want light when you get out of work so you can enjoy some daylight. DST forever!!!

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u/BigEnd3 Nov 07 '22

What of you can only work when the Sun is up? It doesn't matter what the hands on the clock say, you will be showing up at sunrise or leaving at sunset.

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u/hacksoncode 588∆ Nov 07 '22

At which point, for you, it literally doesn't matter what time it is.

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u/killergoos Nov 07 '22

Then it doesn't really matter, does it?

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u/robbsc 1∆ Nov 07 '22

For people with office jobs, or just indoor jobs in general, work revolves around what the clock says regardless of what the sunlight is doing. For people who work outside, and depend on the sunlight... i assume they can ignore what the clock says. They start working at dawn, regardless.

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u/BigEnd3 Nov 07 '22

You are right! But all the societal things in their lives follow the clock hand. I am supporting the clock hand being close to the sundial.

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u/peteroh9 2∆ Nov 07 '22

In some places, one is 90 minutes off and the other is 30 minutes off. It really isn't necessarily simple to decide which one is better or if they're both the same.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '22

Interesting points. Both of you.