Turning the clocks back in the winter
to make your low-paid workers work another hour,
without you paying for the lighting of the workplace.
That was the original reason behind
daylight saving time. Daytime enslavement.
This made sense after the industrial revolution.
Of course, the West is no longer industrialised.
Why don't we just sleep in.
Nowadays, the UK is considering keeping the clocks
the way they are. We no longer need to
keep workers tied to deadly machines.
We've got tv to control their minds.
And, electricity is cheap.
As it turns out, Brits need more Vitamin D
because of the lack of sunlight
here, up north.
That can also be solved by pills, diet or fancy lighting.
So, it was a nice experiment:
to make your low-paid workers work another hour,
without you paying for the lighting of the workplace.
That was the original reason behind
daylight saving time. Daytime enslavement.
This made sense after the industrial revolution.
Of course, the West is no longer industrialised.
Why don't we just sleep in.
Nowadays, the UK is considering keeping the clocks
the way they are. We no longer need to
keep workers tied to deadly machines.
We've got tv to control their minds.
And, electricity is cheap.
As it turns out, Brits need more Vitamin D
because of the lack of sunlight
here, up north.
That can also be solved by pills, diet or fancy lighting.
So, it was a nice experiment:
-costick67 ~(8^P
checkitout from wikipedia:
"The practice is controversial.[1] Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours,[3] but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun.[4][5] Traffic fatalities are reduced when there is extra afternoon daylight.[6] Its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity,[7] modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.[8]
DST's occasional clock shifts present other challenges. They complicate timekeeping, and can disrupt meetings, travel, billing, recordkeeping, medical devices, heavy equipment,[9] and sleep patterns.[10] Software can often adjust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone, particularly when DST protocols are changed.[11]"
checkitout from wikipedia:
"The practice is controversial.[1] Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours,[3] but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun.[4][5] Traffic fatalities are reduced when there is extra afternoon daylight.[6] Its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity,[7] modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.[8]
DST's occasional clock shifts present other challenges. They complicate timekeeping, and can disrupt meetings, travel, billing, recordkeeping, medical devices, heavy equipment,[9] and sleep patterns.[10] Software can often adjust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone, particularly when DST protocols are changed.[11]"
"DST has mixed effects on health. In societies with fixed work schedules it provides more afternoon sunlight for outdoor exercise.[72] It alters sunlight exposure; whether this is beneficial depends on one's location and daily schedule, as sunlight triggers vitamin D synthesis in the skin, but overexposure can lead to skin cancer.[73] Sunlight strongly influences seasonal affective disorder. DST may help in depression by causing individuals to rise earlier,[74] but some argue the reverse.[75] The Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation Fighting Blindness, chaired by blind sports magnate Gordon Gund, successfully lobbied in 1985 and 2005 for U.S. DST extensions,[3][76] but DST can hurt night blindness sufferers.[77]
Clock shifts disrupt sleep and reduce its efficiency.[10] Effects on seasonal adaptation of the circadian rhythm can be severe and last for weeks.[78] A 2008 study found that although male suicide rates rise in the weeks after the spring transition, the relationship weakened greatly after adjusting for season.[79] A 2008 Swedish study found that heart attacks were significantly more common the first three weekdays after the spring transition, and significantly less common the first weekday after the autumn transition.[80] The government of Kazakhstan cited health complications due to clock shifts as a reason for abolishing DST in 2005.[81]"
Clock shifts disrupt sleep and reduce its efficiency.[10] Effects on seasonal adaptation of the circadian rhythm can be severe and last for weeks.[78] A 2008 study found that although male suicide rates rise in the weeks after the spring transition, the relationship weakened greatly after adjusting for season.[79] A 2008 Swedish study found that heart attacks were significantly more common the first three weekdays after the spring transition, and significantly less common the first weekday after the autumn transition.[80] The government of Kazakhstan cited health complications due to clock shifts as a reason for abolishing DST in 2005.[81]"
