• @Blue_Morpho
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    06 months ago

    So because you read the news on your phone instead of the newspaper somehow everything is different with the sunrise?

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      16 months ago

      You’re right. The only thing that has changed is that newspapers are smaller.

      • @Blue_Morpho
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        06 months ago

        If the list is so long, then it should be easy to list one thing that is different today that would make people not want DST.

        I don’t need a list. Just one example.

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          16 months ago

          Apart from nearly 2/3 of Americans polled wanting permanent DST, the massive technological advancement, interconnectedness of the entire world, and an ever-growing proportion of renewable energy?

          • @Blue_Morpho
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            06 months ago

            2/3 of Americans polled wanting permanent DST,

            Yes Americans want permanent DST like in 1970.

            massive technological advancement,

            Why specifcally would cause a need for a change in sunrise/sunset?

            There was massive technological change from 1920 to 1970 when it was given up for 2 years before it was changed back.

            ever-growing proportion of renewable energy?

            The current shift to solar would mean an even greater need to synchronize energy use with sunlight.

            • @SpaceNoodle
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              16 months ago

              You’re ignoring the fact that technological advancement is exponential, not linear; world interconnectedness; energy storage; and other renewable energy sources such as geothermal, hydro, and wind.

              • @Blue_Morpho
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                6 months ago

                technological advancement is exponential

                But what specifically about the technology means you want the sunrise time to be different?

                s geothermal, hydro, and wind.

                None of those are a currently a significant percentage of energy usage. Nor do they have relation to sunrise/sunset that would require a change.

                • @SpaceNoodle
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                  16 months ago

                  Wind alone accounts for over 10% of the nation’s power, and is constantly growing …

                  • @Blue_Morpho
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                    06 months ago

                    80% isn’t renewable right now. And you didn’t answer why that should matter to sunrise/sunset?

                    Also why do you downvote all posts? Are my replies off topic?