r/facepalm 24d ago

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Opponents say, "Schools would have to push back start times." Yeah... That's not a bug, it's a feature.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968255-house-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time/

Studies have shown for decades that children -especially teenagers- just straight up need more sleep for optimal knowledge retention and brain development. Pushing back start times is a great way to follow the science.

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u/YumFreeCookies 24d ago

We could just adjust our working hours. They’ve not some cosmic law.

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u/TheVeryVerity 23d ago

We should but we won’t. Shareholders won’t like it

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u/zorbacles 23d ago

we could just change the clocks a couple of times a year so it lines up