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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by freedomben on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @03:17PM (#30689922)
why is "turn on the lights" good enough for early risers but not for late-to-beds or night owls?

I would suggest it's because the sun is a far better light, and most people don't have the ability to light up the entire area to make it seem like daytime.

Note: I'm a late-to-bed person myself, so I'm happy about this, but I want to be honest about the fact that my support for it over a permanent no DST is my personal preference being imposed on others. In the US south there's a saying, "don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining" and I try to honor that here.

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by yupper32 on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @03:24PM (#30690049)
> why is "turn on the lights" good enough for early risers but not for late-to-beds or night owls?

I literally say my reasoning in my comment. It's much harder to light up the outdoors for outdoor activities after work/school. I can't use sunlight in the morning for anything other than a wake-up aid.

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by freedomben on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @03:37PM (#30690324)
You edited and added that after I posted my comment, because that was not there when I wrote my reply.

But regardless, I still disagree. You seem to be assuming that early risers don't want to do outside activities, but that is not true. There are plenty of people that go for a run or jog, or morning hike, etc before work. At a previous company we had a rock climbing club called, "Get High in the Morning" :-D

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by Apocryphon on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @04:32PM (#30691214)
Climbing gyms are indoors anyway!
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by freedomben on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @08:46PM (#30693893)
We didn't use a gym, we climbed real rocks :-)

One of the benefits of living in Utah, great rock climbing was only a 15 to 20 minute drive from the office.

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