Daylight Saving Time
I always thought Daylight Savings Time was dumb. It’s hubris to try to control the world. If you want to be awake when the sun is out, then you could rearrange your schedule.
For the last year, I’ve been waking up at 6:15 to go to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The difference when I wake up in the dark or the light is night and day. My mood and wakefulness are much better when the sun’s up.
Class starts at 7:00 no matter what, so I can’t sleep until the sun rises.
DST helps groups coordinate better. It’s not a matter of controlling time but of managing people.
🤔 I'm not sure I follow (the conclusion that "DST helps groups coordinate better")... I would say the clock is *the* technology that allows people to coordinate activities. And it has throughout history.
Even before modern alarm clocks, people relied on sundials, or even just the sunrise or sunset to agree on when to meet up for communal activities. And that was well before the idea of "daylight savings" was introduced. So, I'm not sure I understand how DST, specifically, is about managing people (better)?