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Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti... by cataphract on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:35PM (#25649076)
> We already have major issues with e.g. making teenagers wake up earlier than most of their bodies are tuned for at that age.

Forget the teenagers, standard time kills people. People are more tired in the afternoon and have more accidents if the sun is already down. Summer time actually saves lives.

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Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti... by runarberg on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:39PM (#25649143)
> standard time kills people

What is this, a high school competitive debate?

I could just as easily argue that permanent DST kills people. People are sleep deprived, and stressed, and have higher rate of depression, etc.

I think these claims are best supported by public health experts that actually use studies to back up their claims. In fact we should ask public health experts if this move is cleaver instead of leaving it up to the politicians to decide what is best for us.

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