• @Blue_Morpho
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    08 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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      18 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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        08 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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          18 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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            8 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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              18 months ago

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

              • @Blue_Morpho
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                08 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?

                • @SpaceNoodle
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                  18 months ago

                  Bad faith arguments are off-topic, yes.

                  • @Blue_Morpho
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                    08 months ago

                    What is in bad faith? I hold the premise that nothing has specifically changed that would make people actually like the sunrise/sunset time change given it was tried before.

                    You claimed “technology” without giving specific reasons. You claimed renewable energy despite it only being 20% of today’s energy generation.

                    You are the one who is making bad faith arguments. Then you are getting mad because you have nothing to support your opinion.

                    This isn’t reddit.