Subj : Re: DST in BC
To   : Adept
From : The Wanderer
Date : Mon Mar 30 2026 12:34 pm

  Re: Re: DST in BC
  By: Adept to The Wanderer on Mon Mar 30 2026 05:22 pm

 TW>> It's not about opinion or personal preference. It's always a good idea to
 TW>> go read up on what's actually been found in the studies.
 Ad> Could you point out a study name?

As I'm not a doctor, I generally don't read the studies, but what experts have to say about them. Grab a few search engines and look for "why is standard time healthier than daylight savings time", you should find what you're looking for.

 Ad> What I'm finding are things about how morning sunlight helps set a
 Ad> circadian rhythm.
 Ad> But that's not a, "this is better if we would be permanently on standard
 Ad> time, versus permanently on DST".

When the results seem to boil down to that the standard time circadian rhythm is more aligned and healthier for us, I think it's made that argument.

 Ad> And, like with the thought of the world revolving around morning larks,
 Ad> not night owls, oftentimes the problem with being a night owl is that
 Ad> people expect you to wake up early. And that's not especially true about
 Ad> people expecting others to be awake and available at 8p, other than the
 Ad> occasional social call.

But that's outside of the scope of the issue - in that, regardless of time switching at all, permanent DST or standard, not being aligned with daytime is hard on most people, and certainly not the norm. When looking for 'the best' system, it's not going to necessarily be the best for every single individual, but for the majority. 

And to reiterate - I'm super happy and supportive of no longer having the time change, and just hope we can go with the healthiest option before too long.
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