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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by WithinReason on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @05:58AM (#30696971)
That article mentions the downsides of switching from ST to DST, but doesn't mention the downsides of switching back. It's as biased as it gets.

If you already know what outcome you want it's easy to assemble evidence that supports that position, but it's not science, and this article is one of the best examples of that I've ever seen.

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by sampo on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:06AM (#30697013)
It's a position paper. It posits an expert option, based on the research that is listed in the references.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_paper

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by WithinReason on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:51AM (#30697277)
If the paper is not about deciding what the best option is, why did you link it?
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @03:32PM (#30702944)
The author of the paper has examined the body of research and come to an informed conclusion, which they are sharing alongside their reasoning. Should the author instead present a case they think is wrong?
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by sampo on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @07:23AM (#30697476)
> If the paper is not about deciding what the best option is

The paper is about the best option: "the advantages of permanent ST outweigh switching to DST annually or permanently".

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