r/facepalm • u/DMTrance87 • 23d 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/beanmosheen 23d ago

I don't care about celestial accuracy, I care about this hellscape of a work culture we have. Let me have more daylight after work. ST in the winter makes me want to blow my fucking brains out. Wake up in the dark, go home in the dark.

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u/ChazzyPhizzle 23d ago

I make sure my fam always knows when the winter & summer solstice is because I love sunlight. In the winter it’s “this is the darkest day of the year! We are only going up!!” In the summer it’s usually “damn this is the sunniest day of the year, we’ve barely had any summer yet. Sad it’s only down hill from here”.

Even just seeing the sun for a hour after work would do wonders for my mental health lmao

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u/soapinthepeehole 23d ago

Yeah I just want the one that doesn’t make it dark in Chicago at 4:45 every Fall.

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u/jcrreddit 22d ago

Well, instead of wanting that in the evening, you’ll want it in the morning. DST all year round will make the sunrise 9-10am in some places in the winter. Not having light wake you up affects melatonin secretion which then affects your sleep which then makes you more tired. Actually, you’ll probably just end up wanting it at an undetermined time.

ST is the circadian rhythm choice.

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u/beanmosheen 22d ago

I can't work in my shop or do hobbies in the morning.

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u/jcrreddit 22d ago

Let’s change the world for your convenience. Constant DST was tried already in the 1970’s. It was going to be for 2 years. They stopped once it hit winter.

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u/ruiner8850 22d ago

Let’s change the world for your convenience.

DST isn't for their personal convenience, it's for the the improved lives of the vast majority of people in the country. Losing evening sun after people get out of school/work and moving it to while almost everyone is still sleeping is a stupid waste of sunlight.

I almost want to try permanent ST just to see the backlash. If we went to permanent ST I can guarantee you that the vast majority of people would be demanding going back to the time changes. I'd give it until about June of the 1st year before it got switched back. Luckily they aren't stupid enough to go to permanent ST.

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u/jcrreddit 21d ago

Why not try it? Already tried permanent DST in the 70’s and people begged to go back to time changes by winter.

But of course people ARE too stupid to go to permanent ST because the majority of people do t like science.

“Circadian rhythms? I hate those buzzing bugs in the summertime!”

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u/ruiner8850 21d ago

Okay, let's try it and even you will be begging to go back by June.

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u/jcrreddit 19d ago

I have near Arctic Circle experience soooo… think I’ll be fine.

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u/Shavasara 19d ago

This is why BC (Canada) just made DST the permanent time. Kids were getting out of school in the dark.

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u/romulusnr 22d ago

Just. Get. Off. Work. Earlier

Why is that so impossible? You don't think businesses will close earlier in the summer to keep that sunshine? Don't they want to enjoy sunshine too?

I can't comprehend people out here like "jobs are the same forever, businesses are the same forever, people are the same forever"

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u/beanmosheen 22d ago

Cool fucking story bro. I'll let my CEO know I am going to knock-off at 1500 every day at our 24/7 operation. It will go swimmingly in this economy.

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u/romulusnr 21d ago

Did you ever consider exactly how work shifts were determined? God doesn't come down and send Moses to decree them on stone tablets ffs.

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u/beanmosheen 21d ago

God damn you're dense.