Good point, why don't we all just put all of Earths debt into one persons debt (Elon Musk for example) and everyone will be forgiven for all of debts? Something similar has already been done cca 2000 years ago, why not again?
Exactly. For a lot of people, the end of the day is your time. The beginning of the day is just getting ready and going to work. It serves the interest of the corporate employers to put more daylight (so to speak) at the start of the workday rather than letting us have that daylight for ourselves after work. It’s daylight theft!
So, this actually provides an excellent example of a common misconception. It's daylight saving time, not daylight savings. Because it's not like a savings account for time, instead, it's the time for saving daylight. Daylight-saving time.
So a more accurate reversal might be "night-heavy losing time".
In summary, the scientific literature strongly argues against the switching between DST and Standard Time and even more so against adopting DST permanently.
Damn, while I made the meme it wondered why it was "savings", because I was sure it is. Since English isn't my first language I concluded there must be some arcane reason for it.
because I was sure it is. Since English isn’t my first language
To be fair, it's an exceptionally common mistake. Even native speakers get it wrong a lot of the time. I think it's because most people do think it's referencing something similar to a "savings account".
There’s an 80s movie called Babes in Toyland (Keanu Reeves best film, IMO) where the people of Toyland saved so much daylight one year that they never had to have nighttime again (until the villain tried to plunge them into eternal night time).
Sure, except your body moves a little bit on the bed over the course of the year. So by adjusting the blanket you're adding more coverage to your body for that portion of the year.
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PunnyName@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 298d
Standard time should be year round. Let's stop fucking with global circadian rhythms.
TypFaffke@feddit.org · 16 pts · 297d
But the economy....
Una@europe.pub · 15 pts · 297d
Good point, why don't we all just put all of Earths debt into one persons debt (Elon Musk for example) and everyone will be forgiven for all of debts? Something similar has already been done cca 2000 years ago, why not again?
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 297d
He's [Elon] not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!
Una@europe.pub · 4 pts · 297d
True
edible_funk@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 297d
Eh I'd prefer permanent daylight saving. Give me that extra hour of light in the afternoon, I like dark mornings.
localhost001@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 297d
Exactly. For a lot of people, the end of the day is your time. The beginning of the day is just getting ready and going to work. It serves the interest of the corporate employers to put more daylight (so to speak) at the start of the workday rather than letting us have that daylight for ourselves after work. It’s daylight theft!
lengau@midwest.social · 2 pts · 297d
Let's not make people get up before sunrise.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 297d
In the US we use Standard Time for three months of the year. Please don’t fuck with 9 months of my circadian rhythms.
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 23 pts · 298d
So, this actually provides an excellent example of a common misconception. It's daylight saving time, not daylight savings. Because it's not like a savings account for time, instead, it's the time for saving daylight. Daylight-saving time.
So a more accurate reversal might be "night-heavy losing time".
(Anyway, it doesn't work.)
So calling it "losing time" is apt.
TypFaffke@feddit.org · 6 pts · 297d
Damn, while I made the meme it wondered why it was "savings", because I was sure it is. Since English isn't my first language I concluded there must be some arcane reason for it.
Thanks for clarifying
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 297d
To be fair, it's an exceptionally common mistake. Even native speakers get it wrong a lot of the time. I think it's because most people do think it's referencing something similar to a "savings account".
TypFaffke@feddit.org · 7 pts · 297d
Still, I could of known.
(See what I did there?)
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 297d
Thanks, I hate it.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d
There’s an 80s movie called Babes in Toyland (Keanu Reeves best film, IMO) where the people of Toyland saved so much daylight one year that they never had to have nighttime again (until the villain tried to plunge them into eternal night time).
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 298d
I think it's night heavy spending space, no?
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 297d
My thought as well. But since space and time are one thing, night heavy spending energy?
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d
My understanding of physics ends at "things tend to fall down".
sirico@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 297d
Think of the compounding interest on those savings though
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 297d
“Daylight savings time is like cutting a few inches off one end of a blanket, sewing it onto the other end and then saying you have a longer blanket.”
cattywampas@midwest.social · 1 pts · 297d
Sure, except your body moves a little bit on the bed over the course of the year. So by adjusting the blanket you're adding more coverage to your body for that portion of the year.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 297d
*saving
bvoigtlaender@feddit.org · 3 pts · 297d
this meme gives big feddit.org vibes.
TypFaffke@feddit.org · 4 pts · 297d
Guilty, I guess