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Re:Cuba is skipping its November 1, 2026 clock change and st... by paganel on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:52AM (#50286606)
> But I do live in the North and in the EU... I care a create deal about not being stress and depressed.

I understood that and I genuinely sympathise with the daylight-related syndromes people up there in the North have to deal with, but you also have to understand that further South we also become depressed if the Sun comes down too early, especially in the summer. So from an utility and democracy point of view the wellbeing of the majority (and the vote of said majority) should take prevalence over the wellbeing of the minority.

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Re:Cuba is skipping its November 1, 2026 clock change and st... by mrweasel on Thursday October 29, 2026 @06:07AM (#50286735)
> So from an utility and democracy point of view the wellbeing of the majority

Or you know, you could just put countries in different timezones. Apparently that's easier than convincing people that the workday doesn't need to start at 8:00 (or 10:00 in the case of many in Southern Europe).

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