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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by prpl on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:29PM (#47225786)
if it ends up being an issue, then the schools could just change start time?
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by andyferris on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:54PM (#47226017)
But that's the whole thing.

Why change the clocks when we could change the definition of school time, business hours, liquor/gambling licensing hours, construction noise hours, etc? Just use standard time and then base our society around the physics of the sun.

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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by galangalalgol on Monday March 02, 2026 @09:24PM (#47227144)
And if we do that, why can't we all just use unix time and let school can just atart whenever makes sense
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by henrikschroder on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @04:14AM (#47230073)
The reason for daylight savings, as batshit insane as it sounds, is that it's easier to authoritatively tell people what time it is, with a one-hour jump twice a year, than to tell people to change business hours twice a year for a better experience around daylight.

It's absolutely fascinating from a psychology standpoint.

My one big hope for when countries now stop doing the stupid clock change thing, is that people become a lot more flexible around business hours and school hours, and adapt a schedule that fits people.

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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by hilbert42 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:05AM (#47230403)
"…easier to authoritatively tell people what time it is, with a one-hour jump twice a year,…"

Exactly. Also, changing business hours to suit specific work conditions would ease traffic congestion. For instance, a farmer would milk cows at different times of the year. Similarly, milk tankers would be on the road at hours set by cows' routines.

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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @01:10AM (#47228745)
No, kids will just die because schools match the offices, which match expected hours
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