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xenofem
@xenofem

oh also TIL, while the various legislative efforts to establish permanent DST would avoid the acute health consequences of the switchover, sleep scientists are saying that permanent standard time would be healthier; permanent DST is less aligned with our natural sleep cycles and could still have negative chronic health effects.

calliope
@calliope

Even more simply, the US has done permanent DST in the past and it was so bad they reversed it. Otoh they refuse to even countenance permanent ST, presumably because of the idea businesses make more money

stu
@stu

note that the main complaint was kids walking to school in the dark and getting hit by cars. the villain once again is car culture

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xenofem
@xenofem

randomly shunting around your sleep cycle by an hour really isn't good for your body:

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/7-things-to-know-about-daylight-saving-time

The scientific evidence points to acute increases in adverse health consequences from changing the clocks, including in heart attack and stroke,

The potential for car crashes also spikes just after the spring forward, Spira says; a 2020 study found that the switch raises the risk of fatal traffic accidents by 6%.

data from a 2020 study published in PLOS suggests that the change exacerbates mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse

exposure to more light closer to bedtime makes it harder to fall asleep at our usual bedtime, and can reduce the amount of sleep we’re able to get each night.

people with little control over their schedules, such as shift workers who drive to work very early, are more at risk for misalignment

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neckspike
@neckspike

it's so stupid that we do this, if it makes sense for your organization (business, school, etc) to have a schedule shift because of season then just do that? You can just say "ok starting on Day we're working 10-4 so there's less commuting in the dark"

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