Mexico got rid of daylight saving time. Should the U.S. end it, too?

Re:Mexico got rid of daylight saving time. Should the U.S. e... by ipqk on Sunday March 10, 2024 @03:02AM (#39657268)

Mexico is much farther south, where the daylight hours are more consistent throughout the year. Virtually no countries around the equator have DST.

DST is only useful in the mid-latitudes, which is right where the USA is, so comparing Mexico to USA isn't very fruitful.

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Re:Mexico got rid of daylight saving time. Should the U.S. e... by culopatin on Sunday March 10, 2024 @12:32PM (#39660433)

What’s the usefulness of it? Days are short in winter. Can’t stop that from happening. It’s like having a short blanket and pulling it up to cover your head but you uncover your feet.

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Re:Mexico got rid of daylight saving time. Should the U.S. e... by ipqk on Sunday March 10, 2024 @12:56PM (#39660621)

Winter is standard time, so that's your "normal" time with short days, and most people are awake for all sunlight hours — so moving it around doesn't do much.

Summer, you take an hour of sunlight from the early morning (somewhere between ~3-7am, depending on time of year and your latitude), and "move" it to the evening where nearly everyone can enjoy it.

What your describing with the blanket analogy is exactly what people are proposing with permanent DST in the winter. It will be dark through late morning. The USA tried that once in the 70s for a year, then abandoned it when everyone who initially supported it realized they actually hated it.

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