Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides,' experts say

Re:Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides... by jedberg on Monday November 01, 2021 @01:06PM (#29069629)

Why do you want daylight in the morning in winter? Now that we have electric lights, we have pretty good control over our indoor lighting situation, and even our outdoor lighting.

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Re:Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides... by jcranmer on Monday November 01, 2021 @01:12PM (#29069705)

There's a couple of reasons:

* There's some evidence that light is useful for the biological process of waking up and keeping people wakeful in the morning. Anecdotally, if it's a particularly cloudy day when I wake up, I am far slower to get going in the morning versus if it's a very sunny day.

* If you live in a region that is afflicted by snow and ice in winter, you want the sunlight to help with warming up pavement and melting snow and ice [in conjunction with road salt]. This use in particular isn't solved with artificial light.

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Re:Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides... by Ekaros on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:37AM (#29078952)

Also it is very dark in areas with winter when there is no snow. Specially if it is raining. Having sun actually up helps quite a bit.

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Re:Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides... by chrisseaton on Monday November 01, 2021 @01:56PM (#29070352)

> Why do you want daylight in the morning in winter?

Well why do you want it in the evening instead? There's only so much daylight. I'd rather get up and start the day with some sunshine.

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Re:Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides... by jedberg on Monday November 01, 2021 @09:08PM (#29075582)

Our society is built around evening activities. People work during the day and socialize at night. Socialization is easier when the sun is out.

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