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xkcd #3272: Time Change

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All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse.

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[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Take it from someone who doesn't have to change their clocks, it's way easier to deal with that way. The whole process is so gradual you barely even notice it.

Well I guess in New England it works out better cause it does get dark out earlier in the winter. It's like some Baltic regions being am/pm vs 24hr.